An important message from:

Mrs Marshal - Online Safeguarding Officer

As part of our safeguarding procedures, parents and carers are asked to read and agree to our Acceptable Usage Policy.  This policy forms part of the Admissions Form and covers how children are required to use school technology and the expectations around accessing information online.

During online safety lessons all children create activities to help them keep safe online.  Within their classes they have also read through and agreed to the Acceptable Use Policy.

If you want to find out more you can read St Ursula's full Online Safety Policy where you will find more details to our approach to online safety and links to other relevant online policies, i.e. Safeguarding and Behaviour Policies etc.  If you would like further information in relation to online safety please do not hesitate to contact me through the school office 01708 345200.

Online Safety Policy

KS1 Acceptable Use Policy

KS2 Acceptable Use Policy

Safer Internet Day 2027 will take place on the 9th of February 2027, with celebrations and learning based around the theme “Too good to be true? Keeping yourself and others safe from scams online.”  This Safer Internet Day is starting a conversation about how to spot, respond to and report scams of all types online. With new technology being made every day to make these sorts of scams more common, it is important to know what to look out for. 

Safer Internet Day is the UK’s biggest celebration of online safety. Each year we cover an online issue or theme that speaks about the things young people are seeing and experiencing online. Created in consultation with young people across the UK, this year Safer Internet Day will be focusing on the issue of scams online and for young people, how to protect themselves and others, as well as what support is available to them.

In the UK, we are celebrating by putting children and young people’s voices at the heart of the day and encouraging them to shape the online safety support that they receive.  

That is why we are asking parents, carers, teachers, government, policymakers, and the wider online safety industry to take time to listen to children and young people and make positive change together.  

Safer Internet Day is the UK's biggest celebration of online safety.

With parents looking to purchase new devices or re-gift older devices, Internet Matters Digital Family Toolkit has some useful guidance you may find helpful as a parent. Guides include advice on which tech to buy and if you are giving second hand devices.

Family Toolkit https://www.internetmatters.org/digital-family-toolkit/

Tech guide https://www.internetmatters.org/resources/tech-guide/#choose-guide

Second hand devices https://www.internetmatters.org/resources/guide-to-hand-me-down-devices/

Screen balance https://www.internetmatters.org/issues/screen-time/

The sleep charity also has a range of useful guidance for parents, regarding the importance of a good night's sleep and not being over stimulated by screentime. In the book it talks about screentime before going to sleep.

There is also advice for those parents who have children with SEND. https://thesleepcharity.org.uk/information-support/children/

For information to support parents with Cyber Security concerns, particularly during school holidays, visit the Trend Micro article. https://news.trendmicro.com/en-au/2025/09/26/school-holiday-safety-keeping-families-and-kids-safe-online/