The 4 Cs of online safety. 
In the UK, E-Safety refers to the practice of safeguarding individuals, particularly children and young people, when they are using the internet, social media, and other digital technologies. It encompasses a range of measures and guidelines designed to protect users from online risks and ensure their well-being in the digital world.

The college follows the "Keeping Children Safe in Education" guidelines, categorising online safety risks into four key areas: content, contact, conduct, and commerce. These are collectively known as the 4 Cs of online safety.

Content: Inappropriate material available to young people online including adverts, spam, sponsorship, personal info, violent or hateful content, pornographic or unwelcome sexual content, biased materials, racist materials, and misleading information or advice.

Contact: Contact from someone online who may wish to bully or abuse a young person. This could also include online grooming, online harassment or activities of a commercial nature, including tracking and harvesting personal information.

Conduct: The young person may be the perpetrator of activities including illegal downloading, hacking, gambling, financial scams, bullying or harassing another young person. They might create and upload inappropriate material or provide misleading information or advice.

Commerce: risks associated with online gambling, phishing or financial scams The college seeks to support students who are affected by these issues and educate students so that incidents are minimised in and outside of college.

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