E-Cadets

E-Cadets
at Sacred Heart Primary School

At Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery, we take online safety very seriously and there are systems in place to ensure that your child is safe whilst using online systems in school.

Children are growing up in a world with a bigger range of online activities than ever before and it is sometimes very hard for both children and adults to know how to stay safe.

To support us on being safe online, we have an eCadets committee who  guide the rest of the school on how to be safe whilst being online and using  electronic devices. The eCadets lead discussions with their classes and  collect Pupil Voice about their understanding of how to use the Internet and  what they use it for. During regular eCadet meetings with Mrs Sim, they will  feedback their findings and ideas on how it is best to make pupils, staff and  families feel safe when using the Internet in a variety of ways. We cover key issues such as screen time, social media, peer pressure and safe searches. 

As we use the Internet for research for some of our lessons, and use software on a variety of platforms, including our computing curriculum (Purple Mash), it is vital that all pupils know how to use the technology safely. It is invaluable that it is the children who share the information with their classes and they use peer support to give reminders on online safety. Therefore, we ensure that every Computing unit starts with an Online Safety briefing and activity. During this session, our eCadets will contribute to leading discussions and can act as monitors when working in groups.

We encourage children who have online safety concerns to share them with  a trusted adult, who will then pass the concern on to the Computing Lead or  member of the Senior Leadership Team.