--- title: "Online Safety" url: "https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/category/online-safety" school: "St Mary's C.E. Primary School" --- # Online Safety [![Image of Online Safety Newsletter - November 2026](https://files.schudio.com/st-marys-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/Online_Safety_Newsletter_Picture_November_2026.jpg)](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-02-10-43-online-safety-newsletter-november-2026) 2 November 2026 #### [Online Safety Newsletter - November 2026](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-02-10-43-online-safety-newsletter-november-2026) Check out our latest update... [Continue reading](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-11-02-10-43-online-safety-newsletter-november-2026) [![Image of Online Safety Newsletter - October 2026](https://files.schudio.com/st-marys-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/AI_Picture.jpg)](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-01-11-24-online-safety-newsletter-october-2026) 1 October 2026 #### [Online Safety Newsletter - October 2026](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-01-11-24-online-safety-newsletter-october-2026) Check out our latest update.... [Continue reading](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-10-01-11-24-online-safety-newsletter-october-2026) [![Image of Online Safety Newsletter - July 2026](https://files.schudio.com/st-marys-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/Online_Safety_Picture(1).jpg)](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-07-12-20-online-safety-newsletter-july-2026) 7 July 2026 #### [Online Safety Newsletter - July 2026](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-07-12-20-online-safety-newsletter-july-2026) [Continue reading](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-07-07-12-20-online-safety-newsletter-july-2026) [![Image of Online Safety Newsletter - June 2026](https://files.schudio.com/st-marys-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/St_mary-s_school(2).png)](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-06-03-08-21-online-safety-newsletter-june-2026) 3 June 2026 #### [Online Safety Newsletter - June 2026](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-06-03-08-21-online-safety-newsletter-june-2026) Check out our latest safety update... [Continue reading](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-06-03-08-21-online-safety-newsletter-june-2026) [![Image of Online Safety Newsletter - March 2026](https://files.schudio.com/st-marys-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/St_mary-s_school(2).png)](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-02-09-00-online-safety-newsletter-march-2026) 2 March 2026 #### [Online Safety Newsletter - March 2026](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-02-09-00-online-safety-newsletter-march-2026) Check out our latest safety update.... [Continue reading](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-03-02-09-00-online-safety-newsletter-march-2026) [![Image of Lemon8 app ](https://files.schudio.com/st-marys-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/lemon8.png)](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-04-09-11-lemon8-app) 4 February 2026 #### [Lemon8 app ](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-04-09-11-lemon8-app) ## For Parents - Lemon8 App Lemon8 is an app which seems to be growing in popularity. Calling itself a 'lifestyle community' app the terms and conditions, as per most social media, is 13+. The company which owns Lemon8 is ByteDance, who also own TikTok and it's essentially a mix between Instagram… [Continue reading](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2026-02-04-09-11-lemon8-app) [![Image of Online Safety Newsletter - January 2026](https://files.schudio.com/st-marys-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/St_mary-s_school(1).png)](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2025-12-19-12-29-online-safety-newsletter-january-2026) 19 December 2025 #### [Online Safety Newsletter - January 2026](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2025-12-19-12-29-online-safety-newsletter-january-2026) Check out our latest safety update.... [Continue reading](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2025-12-19-12-29-online-safety-newsletter-january-2026) [![Image of Emotional literacy ](https://files.schudio.com/st-marys-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/images/D7A360CC-5B34-4D49-87EA-8009289ACCA1.jpeg)](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2025-02-12-15-06-00-emotional-literacy) 12 February 2025 #### [Emotional literacy ](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2025-02-12-15-06-00-emotional-literacy) [Continue reading](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2025-02-12-15-06-00-emotional-literacy) [![Image of Scams!! ](https://files.schudio.com/st-marys-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/tiktok-icon2.png)](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2025-01-15-14-37-00-scams) 15 January 2025 #### [Scams!! ](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2025-01-15-14-37-00-scams) ## Guide - Outsmart Online Ads and Traps Better Internet for Kids (BIK) have put together a really useful guide in relation to games, ads and scams. If you're thinking about what to plan into the curriculum to get students engaged, I guarantee if you talk about games and scams you'll have their… [Continue reading](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2025-01-15-14-37-00-scams) [![Image of Family Digital Toolkit ](https://files.schudio.com/st-marys-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/events/nativity(2).jpg)](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2024-12-04-10-26-00-family-digital-toolkit) 4 December 2024 #### [Family Digital Toolkit ](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2024-12-04-10-26-00-family-digital-toolkit) ## For Parents - My Family's Digital Toolkit We have shared this resource from Internet Matters before, but with Christmas just a few weeks away I thought it worth sharing again. The Family Digital Toolkit is where parents can get personalised online safety advice based on a number of factors such… [Continue reading](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2024-12-04-10-26-00-family-digital-toolkit) [![Image of Check out our latest online safety update! ](https://files.schudio.com/st-marys-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/menu/4BEF2795-4B5C-4DEE-AFA4-E8FD2FC14B6B.jpeg)](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2024-11-28-10-23-00-check-out-our-latest-online-safety-update) 28 November 2024 #### [Check out our latest online safety update! ](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2024-11-28-10-23-00-check-out-our-latest-online-safety-update) [Continue reading](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2024-11-28-10-23-00-check-out-our-latest-online-safety-update) [![Image of Tok Tok?!?!](https://files.schudio.com/st-marys-ce-primary-school/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/tiktok-icon2.png)](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2024-11-27-08-35-00-tok-tok) 27 November 2024 #### [Tok Tok?!?!](https://www.st-marys-colton.staffs.sch.uk/blog/2024-11-27-08-35-00-tok-tok) ## TikTok Knows it is Harming Children As well as other social media apps, TikTok has been under increasing scrutiny over the past couple of years particularly in relation to it's so-called addictive design, persuasive design features, targeting of children and more. 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