E-Safety

E-safety is a term which not only refers to the internet but all other ways in which young people communicate using electronic media, e.g. mobile phones. It means ensuring that children and young people are protected from harm and supported to achieve the maximum benefit from new and developing technologies without risk to themselves or others.

We cannot stress enough how important it is that parents are aware of what is available to see online on a day-to-day basis. This is often material that they have stumbled across accidentally or that others, gaming with them, are sharing in group play. Our aim is to show you some of the things that are happening, even on age appropriate games, with the intention that working together we can do the very best to keep all of our children safe.

We take online safety extremely seriously at Chipping Ongar Primary School and encourage children to use the internet responsibly and sensibly both at school and at home.

As a parent or carer, the best tool to support your child in leading a happy and safe life online is open conversation. Below are a selection of links, resources and materials to help you navigate your child's online E-safety.

At Chipping Ongar Primary School we highly recommend that parents follow The 2 Johns for all the latest e-safety information.

The 2 Johns are two former police officers who now work extensively across Essex with a wide range of schools and young people.

E-safety Training Website

Tips for parents:

Know what your children are doing online and who they are talking to.
Ask them to teach you to use any applications you have never used.
Keeping the computer in a family room means that you can share your child’s online experience and that they are less likely to act inappropriately (i.e. via webcam).
Help your children to understand that they should never give out personal details to online friends, personal information includes their messenger ID, email address, mobile number and any pictures of themselves, their family or friends. If your child publishes a picture or video online, anyone can change it or share it. Remind them that anyone may be looking at their images and one day a future employer could!
If your child receives spam/junk email & texts, remind them never to believe them, reply to them or use them. It’s not a good idea for your child to open files that are from people they don’t know. They won’t know what they contain — it could be a virus, or worse — an inappropriate image or film.
Help your child to understand that some people lie online and therefore it’s better to keep online mates online. They should never meet up with any strangers without an adult they trust.

Please see below useful links and guides, along with our E-safety updates for more information on keeping safe online.

Wake Up Wednesday - Top 5 guides for 2025/26

#WakeUpWednesday is a multi-award winning online safety education platform for staff and parents. Hosted by 'The National College' it provides a wealth of guidance and information to help with online safety, social media and other wider issues such as child mental health and parental guidance. You can access the full range of parent guidance via the purple button below. We've also added their 5 top E-safety guides for this year for your convenience.