Online Safety
As our children are accessing online resources in an unprecedented manner, it’s important that families understand how to negate risks, and help their children use the internet safely. Please browse the following resources to help educate your children, and keep them safe online.
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Helpful resources for parents
ThinkUKnow
Online safety home activity packs. Every pack takes around 15 minutes, and packs are available for children aged 4-14.
BBC Own It
The BBC online safety resource for children includes videos about lots of e-safety subjects, an Own It app which helps children make better decisions when on a mobile device, and more.
ChildNet
The Parent and Carer Toolkit helps adults to teach children about staying safe online, including a Family Agreement, helping children to set personal boundaries, and additional sources of support.
Internet Matters
Internet Matters have created a comprehensive hub to help parents keep their children safe across all the different types of devices they may access from home. The parental controls guide is particularly helpful, as is information about screen time.
Net Aware
Net Aware is an online portal collaboration between O2 and NSPCC providing easy to use parent information about apps, websites and games your child may be interested in.
UK Council for Internet Safety
The UKCIS has developed an in-depth framework that may be helpful for parents to use to assess how well their child in any age group understands how to interact online, what their broader understanding of the online world should be, and how it will develop as they get older.
CEOP
Parent Info:
On Parent Info, you’ll find a collection of articles, tips, expert advice and resources designed to help parents keep up with what their children are doing online.
Parent Info is a collaboration with Parent Zone, who have been providing information and support to parents for a decade, and CEOP, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection command of the National Crime Agency.