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Online Safety

Online Safety

Harborne Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, this page details how we safeguard students using the internet at school and offers support for safeguarding them at home.

As an Academy we use Smoothwall Managed software to monitor all ICT use by staff and students on all Academy ICT equipment both on and off site. For full details please see the Harborne Academy Online Safety Policy which can be found below. We are committed to keeping personal data safely and securely, any freedom of information requests must go through the Data Protection Officer. Please see the Data Protection Policy which is located here for full guidelines.

In order to limit the unrestricted access to the internet offered by mobile phones Harborne Academy does not allow students to use their phones in the Academy. Any mobile phone seen by staff will be confiscated.

At home we recommend that you consider installing parental controls and monitoring your child’s use of computers and other Parental controls offered by your home internet provider devices. This website may help : Parental controls by provider

Facebook Safety Centre
Official Facebook dedicated safety information page. Learn about account settings, safety, best practice and more.

Ins@fe (UK Safer Internet Centre)
The UK Safer Internet Centre is where you can find e-safety tips, advice and resources to help children and young people stay safe on the internet.

Childnet
Childnet is an International, a non-profit organisation working with others to help make the internet a great and safe place for children.

IWF
The Internet Watch Foundation is the UK Hotline for reporting criminal online content reports are confidential and can be made anonymously.

CEOP
Report abuse or grooming to CEOP is dedicated to eradicating the sexual abuse of children.

Think u Know
Do you know what to do when things go wrong online? The latest information on the sites you like to visit, mobiles and new technology. Find out what's good, what's not and what you can do about it.

Safety Net Skips - E-Safety Guide for Parents
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Keep your child safe online - UK Government Coronavirus (COVID-19): support for parents and carers to keep children safe online

To Report Any Abuse or email Child Protection Officer

More resources

Safety Net - Staying Safe Online

SafetyNetSkips

TikTok Safety Checklist

TikTok Safety Checklist
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TikTokChecklist

Parent's guide to Cyberbullying

Parent's guide to Cyberbullying 
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Parent's Guide to Cyberbullying

Snapchat & Discord Safety Guide

Snapchat & Discord Safety Guide 
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Snapchatsafety

Discord info

Documents

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Online Safety Policy 14th May 2024 Download
@@HarborneAcademy10:01 AM - 15th July, 2025 Yr9s have spent this term studying the play, 'Noughts and Crosses' based on Malorie Blackman's novel of the same name. Ms Matthews has challenged them to create a board game based on the text; they will then give a 'Dragon's Den' pitch. We look forward to finding out the winners! pic.twitter.com/GjyjqtaEVz
@@HarborneAcademy02:23 PM - 14th July, 2025 Congratulations for the excellent effort you have shown with Sparx. pic.twitter.com/zOq9ch73Je
@@HarborneAcademy01:34 PM - 14th July, 2025 Well done to year 8 for designing, casting and finishing their own jewellery mould. This was done using a variety of metal, smithing technique. pic.twitter.com/N5jvIQ0LUo
@@HarborneAcademy12:26 PM - 14th July, 2025 Well done to this week’s stars of the week🤩✨⭐️🌟💫 pic.twitter.com/xbIiLVAB2Q
@@HarborneAcademy12:24 PM - 14th July, 2025 Congratulations to Cadbury! pic.twitter.com/ZDr09uzyc0
@@HarborneAcademy04:28 PM - 11th July, 2025 To see what's been happening at the academy this week, please read our newsletter via the link below:Read more
@@HarborneAcademy10:21 AM - 11th July, 2025 What a fantastic atmosphere at our Sports Day yesterday. You all competed brilliantly. Well done to you all! pic.twitter.com/LV0Bhbd5nh
@@HarborneAcademy09:36 AM - 9th July, 2025 Good luck to Muyaad who is representing the West Midlands in the English Schools Championship with the 300m at the Alexander Stadiums! pic.twitter.com/lzpUSVHRR1
@@HarborneAcademy02:42 PM - 8th July, 2025 Today, we had PSHE day at the academy. The students took part in a range of topics such as law, communication, First Aid, self-defence,Unifrog and much more. A massive thank you to our external providers for everything you did! pic.twitter.com/SslvgJyyRu
@@HarborneAcademy11:45 AM - 8th July, 2025 Congratulations to Enda & Archer in Yr8 who have achieved the Bronze Kangaroo Certificate in the follow-on round of the Junior Maths challenge held in May this year.  This is a fantastic achievement and a prestigious award! Well done Enda and Archer - truly amazing performance! pic.twitter.com/ltnxpVXvDc
@@HarborneAcademy02:26 PM - 7th July, 2025 A brilliant start to this years annual Spelling Bee!   A great effort from our year 7s: Mayet, Madhav, Success, and Mo. pic.twitter.com/G0sUWQDZww
@@HarborneAcademy02:24 PM - 7th July, 2025 Well done to this week’s stars of the week! pic.twitter.com/iizbCS9V9H
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