--- title: "Online Safety" url: "https://ourladylourdesdurham.org/online-safety" school: "Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary, Shotton" --- # Online Safety ![](https://ourladylourdesdurham.org/images/IMGI_-_PNG_(2).png) ## Online Safety Information Children are growing up in a world with a bigger range of online activities than ever before and it is sometimes very hard for both children and adults to know how to stay safe. Most parents will want to reduce the risks to their children, and remembering to set parental controls can reduce the risks to children, and reduce the risk to parents when children accidentally spend online money! The internet matters website explains this quite well. Online safety is not just about protecting children from some of the dangers of the internet – it is also about helping them manage their use of technology and most of the parental controls allow adults to set a maximum time for the use of a device or app. [Internet Matters](https://www.internetmatters.org/) is a site paid for by many British companies. It has a lot of good advice on adding parental controls as well as on most aspects of online safety. Parental controls will only help keep children safe. The best safety feature that a child has is their parent or carer. Take the time to talk to your child about the apps and games they are using and don’t be afraid to say no sometimes! The range of online apps changes on a regular basis and the NSPCC have a site called [Net Aware](https://www.net-aware.org.uk/). This provides unbiased up-to-date information on current apps and sites along with advice to parents about dealing with issues. The [NSPCC have teamed up with O2](https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/partners/nspcc-o2-online-safety-partnership/) to provide advice to parents and have a free helpline on **0808 800 5002**. They will also give support in any O2 shop – you do not have to be an O2 customer. [ThinkUKnow](https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/) is the website aimed at children and their parents from the National Crime Agency. It has lots of useful suggestions and advice on how to report issues. It also has lots of games and activities including Jessie and Friends for the younger children and Band Runner for the older ones. For the youngest children being tricked into sharing pictures can be an issue. LGfL have [produced a lovely free video](https://undressed.lgfl.net/) which has some great advice and a very catchy song! Many children will at times suffer from online bullying. It is really important that they have someone they can talk to and know that it is not acceptable. Most apps and sites will have systems inn place that allow bullying to be reported. Your child’s school may be able to help. Children can call Childline on **0800 1111** for advice on anything that is worrying them. Please click the document below to view our E-Safety Rules information. Online Safety Rules 124 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/our-lady-of-lourdes-catholic-primary-school/files/documents/Online-Safety-Rules.pdf) ### Parent Letters/Information Apps for Children - Parent Leaflet 943 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/our-lady-of-lourdes-catholic-primary-school/files/documents/Apps-for-Children-Parent-leaflet.pdf) Online Safety Information for Parents 293 KB [Open for printing](https://files.schudio.com/our-lady-of-lourdes-catholic-primary-school/files/documents/Online-Safety-Information-for-parents.pdf) ### Parents - [Childcare Provision](https://ourladylourdesdurham.org/childcare-provision) - [Online Safety](https://ourladylourdesdurham.org/online-safety) - [School Letters](https://ourladylourdesdurham.org/school-letters) - [School Meals](https://ourladylourdesdurham.org/school-meals) - [School Uniform](https://ourladylourdesdurham.org/our-school-uniform) - [Starting School Guide](https://ourladylourdesdurham.org/starting-school-guide) - [Term Dates](https://ourladylourdesdurham.org/term-dates) ![Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary, Shotton](https://files.schudio.com/our-lady-of-lourdes-catholic-primary-school/images/logo/logo-footer-with-diocese-02.png) ### Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary, Shotton Fleming Field Shotton Colliery Durham DH6 2JQ 0191 526 1531 ### Trust Information - [Website Terms](https://bccet.org.uk/website-terms/) - [Accessibility Statement](https://bccet.org.uk/accessibility-statement/) - [Privacy Notice](https://bccet.org.uk/privacy-policy/) ### Social Media - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/OLOLCP/) © Copyright 2025–2026 Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary, Shotton School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://ourladylourdesdurham.org/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)