Online Safeguarding

Worried that a child may be at risk of abuse online?

The Four Cs (four areas of risk):

Keeping children safe online is a top priority. Our whole-school approach protects and educates pupils, students, and staff, and ensures concerns are identified and addressed quickly.

Online safety risks fall into four main areas:

• Content: Exposure to harmful or illegal material, such as pornography, fake news, racism, self-harm, or extremism.

• Contact: Harmful interactions with others online, including peer pressure, grooming, or exploitation.

• Conduct: Risky online behaviour, such as sharing explicit images or cyberbullying.

• Commerce: Risks from online gambling, scams, phishing, or inappropriate advertising.

If you suspect anyone is at risk, you can report it to the Anti-Phishing Working Group: https://apwg.org/