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Online Safety
Below are copies of our Monthly Online Safety Newsletters
Online Safety at CNS
We talk with our students in lessons, assemblies and tutor times about how they can stay safe online. They are generally aware of the risks but, as we know, they can still make mistakes from time to time. It is therefore important that there are good links between school and home. This page provides useful information for you on a range of topics that affect young people.
If you have any questions or wish to discuss a concern, then please contact your child's head of year or email: admin@cardinalnewmanschool.net
Support and reporting services available to young people who experience sexual harassment or abuse are below.
Support and Reporting Services
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Childline Helpline: 0800 1111
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Childline offers free, private and confidential counselling over the phone, online messaging or email for anyone under 19 in the UK.
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Mermaids W: mermaidsuk.org.uk/young-people Helpline: 0808 801 0400 Text chat: Text MERMAIDS to 85258
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Mermaids supports transgender, non-binary and gender diverse children and young people until their 20th birthday. Services include: educational resources, and support over phone, text message and email |
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The Mix W: www.themix.org.uk/get-support/speak-to-ourteam Helpline: 0808 808 4994 Crisis Text Line: text THEMIX to 85258.
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The Mix is a free and confidential multi-channel service for anyone age 13 to 25. Offers support on diverse issues through articles and video content online or phone, email, peer to peer and counselling services. |
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Rape Crisis W: rapecrisis.org.uk/get-help/looking-forinformation/support-for-children-and-youngpeople
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Rape Crisis provides support for girls aged 13+ who have survived any type of sexual violence (including online). |
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Report Remove
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This tool removes nude images or videos of under 18s that have been shared online, that are public or available to anyone on the internet, but cannot remove images or videos on encrypted networks like WhatsApp, or which are saved on a person’s phone or computer.
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Report Harmful Content
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This website allows you to report online safety issues, including various forms of online sexual harassment, threats, bullying and harassment, online abuse and unwanted sexual advances (not image based).
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CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command) W: www.ceop.police.uk/Safety-Centre
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CEOP can be used by under 18s to anonymously and confidentially report sexual coercion, threats and intimidation online, e.g. someone asking or pressuring for nude images |
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Internet Watch Foundation |
This tool removes sexual content of children shared online. Reports can be made by those under and over 18. |
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Revenge Porn Helpline E: help@revengepornhelpline.org.uk
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The Revenge Porn Helpline offers support to over 18s who have had images shared non-consensually.
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NSPCC W: www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/ online-safety
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The NSPCC Online Safety pages provide advice and information for parents, young people and professionals on privacy settings, parental controls, how to talk to young people about digital safety and more.
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UK Safer Internet Centre |
The NSPCC Online Safety pages provide advice and information for parents, young people and professionals on privacy settings, parental controls, how to talk to young people about digital safety and more.
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It is important to check that any online teaching support or resources you use are from a reputable organisation/individual who can provide evidence that they are safe and, in the case of tutoring, can be trusted to have access to children.
Here are some recommended places to find support for parents and carers to keep children safe online:
Internet matters - for support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online
London Grid for Learning - for support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online
Net-aware - for support for parents and careers from the NSPCC
Parent info - for support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online
Thinkuknow - for advice from the National Crime Agency to stay safe online
UK Safer Internet Centre - advice for parents and carers
If you or your child have any concerns surrounding online safety, then you can contact us as well as the services shown below:
Childline - for support
UK Safer Internet Centre - to report and remove harmful online content
CEOP - for advice on making a report about online abuse
Parental controls – consider restricting access to inappropriate content via the following:
Broadband via router
Mobile phones and tablets
Games consoles
This site gives you an easy step by step way to set parental controls.
Useful Links:
www.childline.org.uk
www.thinkuknow.co.uk
