online safety bulletin

Please see our latest online safety bulletin below, followed by a message from Assistant Head Mr Roberts:

While misinformation and ‘fake news’ are well-known concerns online, it's also the case that scammers and other cyber-criminals can try to utilise this phoney material to manipulate, frighten or otherwise persuade their victims into cooperating.

With constantly evolving scams and such a high volume of misinformation online, it's vital that parents and educators know how to safeguard the children in their care against these kinds of tactics. Our guide breaks down the most prominent ways in which scammers attempt to use ‘fake news’ to their advantage, as well as how to protect youngsters from being manipulated by such techniques.

If this content raises any questions, queries, comments or concerns, please get in contact with your son/daughter's form tutor in the first instance.

Thank you

Kind regards

Mr Roberts