---
title: "Online Safety"
url: "https://www.st-wilfrids.org/online-safety"
school: "St. Wilfrid's R.C. College, South Shields"
---

# Online Safety

## Online Safety

New technologies have become integral to the lives of children and young people in today’s society, both within school and in their lives outside school.

Technology is developing at an increasingly rapid rate and at St. Wilfrid’s RC College we are committed to nurturing active, lifelong learners preparing them to be responsible, contributing members of society and global citizens who can use technology as a tool to help shape their lives and their community.

- [Talking to Children about What They Share Online](https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/talking-your-child-staying-safe-online/)

 Acceptable Usage Policy - Pupils  182 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-wilfrid-s-rc-college-south-shields/files/documents/BCCET-Pupil-Acceptable-Usage-policy_(1).pdf)

 Top Ten Tips for Staying Safe Online  58 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-wilfrid-s-rc-college-south-shields/files/documents/Top_Ten_Tips_for_Staying_Safe_Online_Final-1.pdf)

 E-Safety Essential Information for Parents  118 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-wilfrid-s-rc-college-south-shields/files/documents/Esafety-Essential-Information-for-Parents.pdf)

 E-Safety Flowchart  259 KB  [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/st-wilfrid-s-rc-college-south-shields/files/documents/E-Safety-flowchart-STW-1.docx)

[YouTube video](https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/e79JdmtePKQ?rel=0)

### Further Online Safety Resources

| [ThinkUKnow](http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/) | [Bullying.co.uk](http://www.bullying.co.uk/) |
|---|---|
| [ThinkUKnow – CEOP](http://www.childline.org.uk/Videos/Pages/Videos.aspx) | [ChildLine](http://www.childline.org/Explore/Bullying/Pages/online-bullying.aspx) |
| [ThinkUKnow – Exposed](https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/articles/Has-your-child-shared-a-nude-selfie-subtitled/) | [NSPCC](https://www.nspcc.org.uk/) |
| [ThinkUKnow – Beat Bullying](https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/11_13/Need-advice/Cyberbullying/) | [Stop Cyber Bullying](http://stopcyberbullying.org/index2.html) |
| [Cyberstreet](https://www.cyberstreetwise.com/) |  |

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### St. Wilfrid's R.C. College, South Shields

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