Online Safety

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At Carrington Primary School the safety of our children is our primary concern and we recognise that this also means a commitment to educating our children in ways to stay safe in the ever-changing world of technology.  It is our experience that this is best achieved by embedding e-safety across the curriculum, through a framework of effective policies and routes for reporting concerns such as cyberbullying. Children in Years 1 to 6 have one e-safety assembly every half-term where we educate them on the responsible and safe use of the internet in many different forms.

Visit our policies page to view the school e-Safety Policy

Children’s mobile phones are not allowed in school unless there is an arrangement agreed between the class teacher and the child’s parents/carers. Should you need to contact your child during the day this can be done through the school office.

School devices such as iPads and laptops are rigorously filtered and monitored using specialist software to ensure that the content accessed on devices at school is safe and appropriate. See our Filtering and Monitoring Policy.

 

Family online safety workshops

Take a look at the content of our recent family workshops around e-safety. All are invited to attend – look out for the next event on Class Dojo.

Family Workshop – June 2024

Family Workshop – June 2025

Family Workshop November 2025

 

Carrington is Smartphone-Free by April 2026.

From 13th April 2026:

  • Smartphones will not be allowed on school grounds for any children.
  • Children who travel to or from school independently may bring a simple, non-smart mobile (just calls/texts), with permission. These must be handed to the class teacher on arrival and collected at the end of the day. You can view a comprehensive list of smartphone alternatives here: https://www.smartphonefreechildhood.org/alternatives
  • Smart watches will also not be permitted.
  • If there are exceptional circumstances that require your child to bring a smartphone into school each day, for example if it is used as a medical device, please discuss this with the headteacher.

Previous school correspondence regarding smartphones

Smartphone-Free 3.12.26

Smart-Phone Letter 6.10.25

 

The Smartphone Free Childhood Campaign

Smartphones are for many essential parts of everyday life but we know there is also a range of risks that children face when using them. Use this link to find out more about their impact and what some parents are doing about it.

You can find out more and join the local Smartphone Free Childhood WhatsApp group here, and use this link if you’d like to sign the ‘Parent Pact‘, and join a fast-growing community of families across the UK who are choosing to wait to give to give their child a smartphone until at least, the end of year 9.

 

Carrington Advice Pages for Parents & Carers

 

Use the links below for further information from National Online Safety