Our Commitment

At St Hilda’s, we are committed to promoting a safe and responsible digital environment for all our pupils. We teach children how to navigate the online world safely, respectfully, and confidently. Our curriculum includes age-appropriate guidance on topics such as cyberbullying, privacy, digital footprints, and responsible use of social media and technology.

We teach children about the Four Cs of online risk:

• Content – Protecting children from harmful or inappropriate material.
• Contact – Helping them understand who it’s safe to communicate with online.
• Conduct – Promoting kind, respectful behaviour and discouraging cyberbullying.
• Commerce – Teaching them how to avoid scams, misleading advertising, and sharing personal data online.

Our staff, pupils, and parents work together to create a supportive environment where children can enjoy the benefits of technology while staying safe online. We regularly review our policies and provide up-to-date guidance in line with national online safety standards.

At St Hilda’s, we take your child’s online safety seriously. As technology becomes a bigger part of everyday life, we aim to give pupils the tools they need to stay safe, act responsibly, and know where to turn if something goes wrong.

We are a WEB-SAFE School

Be WEB-SAFE is a school-wide strategy aimed at improving online safety and wellbeing. It creates a proactive WEB-SAFE culture that engages all stakeholders- pupils, staff, families and governors and supports positive online mental health and well-being across a whole-school approach to online safety, and online disinhibition.

It also empowers staff, pupils, and families to understand how their brain works differently in a digital world. It teaches pupils about the psychology behind our online behaviour and how they can keep themselves safe in a simple way. Together, we aim to equip our pupils with the skills they need to be Safe, Appropriate, Friendly & Educated (SAFE) when online.

What this means for our school:

• It supports us all to be aware of online behaviours & risks and our reactions to them
• It deploys strategies to support positive online mental health for staff and children
• It supports the implementation of professional online safety standards for all staff
• It is underpinned by a culture of high standards in person and online.

We encourage families to talk openly about online use and to stay involved in their child's digital life. We regularly share resources and tips to support safe and healthy use of technology at home.

If you ever have concerns about your child’s online activity, please speak to one of our Designated Safeguarding Leads.