Story by Osama Maghder Montfort and Steve Barnard | Pictures by pupils from Fir Vale Academy
Pupils at Oasis Academy Fir Vale took part in workshops aimed at staying safe online.
They covered topics ranging from protecting your personal information to ‘stranger danger’.
This school-wide effort involved pupils creating posters.
Helen Round, Principal of Fir Vale Oasis Academy, said:
“It is essential we provide children with the knowledge of what is okay to share online and what isn’t.”
Top five tips to be safe online
Tip 1: Don’t give out any personal information, like street and address, telephone number, financial details.
Tip 2: Do not meet up alone with someone you’ve met online.
Tip 3: Do not enter strange or inappropriate websites.
Tip 4: Remember not everyone online is who they say they are.
Tip 5: If you see something online which makes you feel uncomfortable, unsafe or worried: leave the website, turn off your computer, and tell a trusted adult immediately.