The internet and the ongoing developments in technology are exciting and almost essential in today's world. Children have access to far more technology now than a decade ago - from Computing developments within the classroom to the progression of social networking sites, most pupils of junior school age have access to a device in one capacity or other.

At Whiteheath Junior School, we take the issue of Computing regulations and monitoring very seriously, in order to safeguard our children against malicious content and ensure they can enjoy the many benefits of the using computers and internet access in a safe and informative environment.

The subject is wide ranging and covers many aspects. For this purpose, we have an Computing policy which is accessible via the link below. If you have any concerns regarding how we use Computing within the curriculum and the other measures we have in place to safeguard our children, you may wish to peruse the policy for further clarification.

When the children start at the Junior School, they will complete a home school agreement in which we ask you to read through with them and sign and date a copy. This is kept on file at school so we know that each child has agreed to the rules for use of the internet before using the computers.

WEBSITES USED WITHIN THE CURRICULUM AT WHITEHEATH JUNIOR SCHOOL

For safeguarding purposes, we thought it would be useful for you to have a list of websites that are frequently used for educational purposes both in class and as part of homework assignments, here at Whiteheath.  These are websites that the children may be typically asked to access at home.

• Big Cat Reading: https://collins.co.uk/account/login
• Dance mat typing: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zf2f9j6/articles/z3c6tfr
• Google Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/
• iMovie (iPad app)
• Maths.co.uk: https://www.maths.co.uk
• Microbit: https://makecode.microbit.org/
• Nessy: https://learn.nessy.com/account/login#/accountLogin
• Read Theory: www.readtheory.org
• Scratch: https://scratch.mit.edu/
• Sketchpad: https://sketch.io/sketchpad/en/
• Spag.com: www.SPAG.com
• Sonic Pi (iPad app)
• Stop Motion Animation (iPad app)
• Tinkercad: https://www.tinkercad.com/
• TTRockstars: https://ttrockstars.com/

Please note that the children are not expected to interact with their teachers online. There is the option on Google Classroom to leave comments on the work set and on TTRockstars to challenge teachers to timestables battles, aside from this, there is no interaction between teachers and pupils.   

RESOURCES FOR PARENTS/CARERS

To help everyone stay safe online, we would like to share:  

• Thinkuknow Parents Helpsheets 
• CEOP website for guidance and support with keeping children safe online.
• ParentZone  Parent Zone is a newsfeed service offering free support and advice from leading experts on digital family life. 

GUIDANCE FOR SPECIFIC PLATFORMS 

The following guides for parents/carers have been specifically written for individual platforms/ apps/ websites: