St Vincent's Catholic Primary School

“How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!”
Psalm 133.1

Online Safety

Online Safety

Welcome to the St. Vincent’s Primary School Online Safety Hub!

At St. Vincent’s, we are committed to fostering a safe and nurturing environment for our students both within and beyond the classroom. Our online safety initiative aligns seamlessly with our Vincentian values, providing a foundation for responsible digital citizenship.

Compassion, Caring, and Loving:

Online safety is an extension of our commitment to care for one another. We encourage students to be mindful of their online interactions, fostering a culture of kindness and empathy in the digital world.

Respect for the Dignity and Wishes of the Individual:

Respecting others’ privacy and consent online is paramount. We instil in our students the importance of seeking permission before sharing personal information, images, or engaging in online conversations.

Stewards of Our Environment and One Another:

Just as we care for our physical environment, we emphasize the need to create a positive and secure online space. Students are encouraged to report any online behaviour that may be harmful or inappropriate, fostering a collective responsibility for online safety.

Practical Hands On Hard Work and Learning from Mistakes:

Online safety education involves hands-on learning. We teach our students practical skills such as setting strong passwords, recognizing phishing attempts, and being critical consumers of online content. Embracing a growth mindset, we acknowledge that mistakes happen and use them as opportunities for learning and improvement.

Non-Judgmental Attitude:

Online safety goes hand in hand with promoting a non-judgmental attitude. We educate our students on the potential consequences of cyberbullying and encourage them to approach online interactions with tolerance and understanding.

Building Relationships Based on Trust:

Trust is the foundation of positive online experiences. Our students learn to establish and maintain trust by being responsible digital citizens, respecting online etiquette, and fostering healthy online relationships.

To further support our students and parents, we have compiled a range of resources and tips on navigating the digital landscape safely. Explore our dedicated sections on social media safety, cyberbullying prevention, and responsible gaming below.

1. Social media safety

2. Cyberbullying

3. Responsible Gaming

Remember, at St. Vincent’s Primary School, online safety is not just a lesson; it’s a commitment to upholding our Vincentian values in the digital age. Together, let’s create a secure and respectful online community for everyone.

Stay safe, stay connected!

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Curriculum Intent

At St Vincent’s it is our INTENT is to enable ALL children to thrive through the opportunities we provide them with, in order to:

  • Live their lives by the Gospel and Vincentian values instilled in them at school.
  • Understand that everyone has the right and responsibility to live in our world constructively and ensure that we leave it in a better state than when we entered it by living and working through the principles of Catholic Social Teaching in line with the UNCRC (United Nations Conventions on the Rights of the Child)
  • Experience creativity across the curriculum through specialist art and dance lessons and opportunities to take part in art, music, dance and creative writing competitions.
  • Know the joy of outdoor learning, the rich biodiversity within our school grounds and locality and develop a responsibility for the environment we share as stewards.
  • Understand their place in the world, globally and locally, knowing the history of our school, Mill Hill and the Daughters of Charity and knowing where our diverse community members have their roots across the world.
  • Be ready and well-prepared for their next steps in life, having high aspirations for themselves and for others because they have experienced success and a belief in learning from mistakes.
  • Have a life-long curiosity, stimulated by the driving questions of Project Based Learning approach to the curriculum fostering inquiry and independent learning skills, which give confidence to ask big questions about the world.
  • Be literate and numerate having experienced a rich variety of texts to stimulate and excite the mind while developing skills in investigating and problem solving to enable them to excel in their future passions.
  • Be confident and happy young people that have a broad understanding and tolerance of the world and others around them with excellent communication skills honed by their experience of Restorative Justice and respect of the dignity and wishes of the individual.

Curriculum Context

St Vincent’s is a 1.5 form entry school with 285 children ranging from 4 -11. Children come predominantly from the parishes of Sacred Heart in Mill Hill and St Anthony’s in Edgware.

Children come from a diverse range of socio-economic backgrounds, speak 17 different languages and hail from 26 different ethnic groups. The curriculum we present, and promote, to the children is an endeavour to reflect these differences by providing opportunities to explore the different countries, languages and customs our children are part of through the projects they investigate. We have looked closely at the context of our school, the backgrounds of the children and how life is for a child growing up in North London today. We have used the underlying principles of our Catholic Faith and the example of our namesake St Vincent to create a set of values which lie at the heart of our curriculum.

We are aware of the changing nature of society and the pressures faced by young children as they enter the next stage of their education. The rise in Mental Health related issues has been widely documented across the media. Therefore, issues such as internet safety and the enormous impact across society of social media are at the forefront of our minds when planning our curriculum. With the current worldwide concerns relating to Covid 19, racial justice, equality and diversity, as well as gender and economic background, we feel it is our duty to prepare the children through a concerted focus on building independence, resilience and communication skills linked to our Vincentian Values.