Online Safety
At JMA, we recognise how useful the internet is for learning and education. However, we are also fully aware of the potential dangers of misuse.
As part of our safeguarding and child protection policies, all internet access at the academy is filtered for students, with different levels of filtration for different age groups. Our IT support team maintains these filters in-house, meaning we can update them very quickly. We also block access to all instant messenger programmes and social media sites. However, restricting internet access is only half the story. We also educate children on how to use the web effectively, safely, and.
The Report Harmful Content Button
The Report Harmful Content (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 initial 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 what has happened and to ask for their help in reporting this and going through how we can help resources together.
RHC also has 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 report legal but harmful content directly to RHC for further investigation.
Reporting to Report Harmful Content
Reports can be made 24/7 through the online reporting forms and helpline practitioners will review and respond to reports within 72 hours between 10.00am and 4.00pm Monday to Friday.
Reports can be made to RHC by anyone over the age of 13. SWGfL operates three helplines and to be sure you're getting the right support, have a look at the Helpline flowchart to find out who can best support you.