E-safety plays an integral role when teaching computing at ABS. We deem e-safety as limiting the risks that children and young people face when using the internet, mobile phones, i-pads, and online games etc. To ensure that this is embedded and understood by everyone, we hold e-safety parent sessions and information is given in the newsletter.
It is important for parents and carers to promote and reinforce the need for their child to use technology sensibly and appropriately at home. We constantly address e-safety awareness with the pupils; this is done through assemblies, discussions, anti-bullying week and through a range of engaging and interactive computer programs. The staff are fully aware of the e-safety procedures and protocol in the school and we aim to teach computing in an engaging and effective manner, whilst still teaching it in a safe way. For more information about e-safety for your child, please visit: http://www.childnet.
At ABS ICT is a creative subject used to engage, support and stimulate the pupils learning within other subjects of the curriculum. We believe that children come to school with computing knowledge and skills but it is up to us to refine and build on them. We also encourage the use of photography, filming and animation to enhance cross-curricular learning throughout the school.
Our computing digital leaders [KS2 pupils] update the pages and look after the computing resources in the school.
We work closely with external organisations to ensure that e-safety sessions are taught and computing equipment is being used appropriately.
