Online Safety at Ludgershall Castle Primary School 

At Ludgershall Castle Primary, we want every child to become a confident, life-long learner and a responsible member of our global community. Technology and the internet play a big part in this, and we believe they can bring amazing benefits when used safely.

We know the online world is a big part of children’s lives today, and as parents and carers, keeping them safe can sometimes feel overwhelming. That’s why we’ve put together a range of trusted advice and resources to help you:

• Start conversations about online safety with your child.
• Understand age ratings and what’s appropriate for different ages.
• Know what to do if you’re worried about something your child has seen or experienced online.

You’ll find links to guidance from nationally recognised organisations below. These resources are designed to give you practical tips and reassurance.

If you need any extra support, please speak to your child’s class teacher or a member of our safeguarding team. We’re here to help.

We teach Online Safety using the Project Evolve scheme that addresses the objectives outlined in the 'Education for a Connected World' framework produced by the Safer Internet Centre. 

Report Harmful Content Button 

The RHC button is an asset of SWGfL, a charity working internationally to ensure all benefit from technology, free from harm.

The button has been developed to offer anyone living in the UK a simple and convenient mechanism for gaining access to reporting routes for commonly used social networking sites, gaming platforms, apps and streaming services alongside trusted online safety advice, help and support. It also provides access to an online mechanism for reporting online harm to the RHC service for those over the age of 13 where an intial report has been made to industry but no action has been taken. RHC will review content in line with a sites' community standards and act in a mediatory capacity where content goes against these.

Children under 13 years of age are encouraged to tell an adult that they trust about what has happened and to ask for their help in reporting this going through our how we can help resource together.

RHC also have advice and links to reporting routes for other online harms people may come across or face, such as impersonation, privacy violations and intimate image abuse. 

The RHC button provides a gateway to the RHC reporting pages, an area of the RHC website offering: 

• links to reporting routes on commonly used sites for 8 types of online harm

• help, advice and support on what to do if experiencing or witnessing harm online

• signposting to industry partners reporting forms and the ability to reportlegal but harmful content directly to RHC for further investigation

Reporting to RHC

Reports can be made 24/7 through the online reporting forms and helpline practitioners will review and respond to reports  within 72 hours between 10am and 4pm Monday to Friday.

Reports can be made to RHC by anyone over the age of 13. SWGfL operates 3 helplines and to be sure you're getting the right support take a look at the Helpline flowchart to find out who can best support you.