Online safety

The following sites are useful to help parents to help keep their children safe online: 

• Thinkyouknow (advice from the National Crime Agency to stay safe online)
• Internet matters (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
• Parent info (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
• Net-aware (support for parents and careers from the NSPCC)

Child Friendly Safeguarding Policy

All the adults at St Katharine’s care about you and think that your health, safety and welfare is very important.

• We promise to give you a safe place to learn in. 
• We will help keep you safe at home as well as school. 
• It is important children know where to get help if they are worried or unhappy about something.

If you need to talk - we will listen.

• You can talk to any adult at school about anything that is on your mind. 
• You can always talk to Miss Tormey, Mrs Bridel or Mrs Veneziani if there is something that is worrying you. 
• You can put something in the worry box in your classroom or on Miss Tormey’s desk
• Tell a friend and then go with your friend to tell a grown up.

Don’t keep it a secret if someone is:

• Bullying you
• Saying things you do not like or upsets you
• Touching you, making you feel uncomfortable
• Hitting you or hurting you
• Trying to give you cigarettes, drugs or alcohol
• Sending unkind messages on the internet or phone
• Making you feel sad or scared