Online Safety
These four websites contain everything you need to know about online safety.
Our weekly online safety tip/advice:
Snapchat introduced their AI chatbot a few months ago. You don't get a choice, it can't be turned off unless you pay!
There can be positives, but on the flip side there are always negatives, such as inappropriate content, misinformation (AI is only as good as the data it's trained on), privacy and much more. Even Snapchat admits that the AI can be tricked into saying pretty much anything. Thank you to Alan Mackenzie for sharing this great article from Wayne Denner. SnapAI
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Safeguarding
Holt Farm Junior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We have a number of policies and procedures in place that contribute to our safeguarding commitment, including our Child Protection Policy which can be viewed below.
Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with agencies when there are concerns about a child’s welfare. We will ensure that our concerns about our pupils are discussed with parents/carers first unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child’s welfare.
We actively support the Government’s Prevent Agenda to counter radicalism and extremism.
Our Safeguarding Team
Safeguarding Information
- What to do if you're worried a child is being abused - GOV.UK
- https://www.escb.co.uk/ - Essex Safeguarding Childrens’ Board- Advice for parents and carers
Parents or others in the wider school community with safeguarding concerns (including whistleblowing) can contact the NSPCC general helpline on: 0808 800 5000 (24 hour helpline) or email: help@nspcc.org
Policies
