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Online Safety for Parents

Please take the time to go through this section to help you be aware how to stay safe online and help your children stay safe

National Online Safety and Internet Matters

What parents need to know about.....

Use the links below for help on the many different scenarios today’s parents face

 

Safer Schools home learning hubThe Home Learning Hub is a free library of resources to support parents and carers who are taking the time to help their children be safer online. They have adapted the classroom-based resources to make them easily accessible for everyone.
Report Remove guidance CEOP

Supporting young people to take down nudes shared online

ESafety Training The 2 JohnsOur online safety trainers

Dangerous Online Chat Room

SAFEGUARDING ALERT – Snapchat Meet Up

Help children with SEND have positive experiences online

How to help avoid getting your bank account emptied with your children gaming

Setting up Parental Controls

My Family’s Digital Toolkit

Internet Matters

SWGfL Social Media GuidesSocial Media Checklist
Tiktok family guideThere have been quite a few updates to TikTok over recent months, this update guides parents and includes family paring, digital well-being, privacy, and more. 
YouTube Settings Explained

Privacy settings: a guide for parents and carers

Gaming: what parents and carers need to know

In-game chat: what parents and carers need to know

What is the Internet of Things (IoT)?

TikTok app safety – What parents need to know

Internet Matters

Social media privacy guides

#StaySafeStayHome

Internet Matters fortnightly news letters

Parent Zone Library

Explore guides, advice and information around all the online platforms and trends at the heart of digital family life.

How you can help children stay safer online over the winter break and beyond!

Digital Parenting (Vodafone)

Helping your family live a happy and safe digital life

Google safety tools for families

 

Educate Against Hate
NSPCC Grooming

Cyberbullying facts & advice

Internet Matters

Advice by Age Internet Matters

Whatever your child’s age, we have guidance to help you find out more about their digital lives. Receive practical advice on the steps you can take as a parent to keep them safe on social media, in online games and around the web.

Internet Matters - Press play for Playstation safety

Learn together to empower young people to stay safe while gaming

Ineqe Safegaurding Group - Three tips for a safer digital SummerWhile digital devices and online activities are a cheap and cheerful solution to school break boredom, we’ve put together our top three tips to ensure a safer digital summer for children and young people.

What is WhatsApp?

A safety how-to guide for parents and carers

 

With over 2.7 billion monthly users, WhatsApp is one of the most used messaging apps.

Find out what features you can use to help keep your child’s personal information private.

Internet Matters, Moving onto Secondary School

(Although useful advice for any parent getting a phone for their child)

As children transition from Primary School to Secondary, they experience many digital firsts, with many getting their first smartphone.

Help them understand the possible risks and benefits of going online with our resources for parents, carers and teachers to use at home and in the classroom.

Tech Crunch - Snapchat announced a new suite of safety features, including updates to its account-blocking functionality and enhanced friending safeguards, making it difficult for strangers to contact users on its platform.

Snapchat introduces new safety features to limit bad actors from contacting users

 

National Online Safety Leaflets

Register for the National Online Safety site below

Simplified T&C

Protecting Your Child From Abuse Online

Digital 5 a Day

Parent Info

 

Alan Mackenzie

 

The Dangers of Strangers Online Parent Section

Nude Selfies what cares and Parents Need to Know

Internet Watch Foundation

 

Social Media Help

 

Digital Safety Staying Safe Online

 

Social Media and Cyber Security

 

Internet Matters News for Parents and Children

Inclusive Digital Safety

Gov.UK

Childnet International

 

 

 

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