Online Safety

       

Useful Websites

The following websites are useful for further guidance and support:

• BBC Own It - advice for children on online safety.
• Child Protection Company: eSafety Course for Parents - by taking the Parent eSafety course, you can work with your child to keep them safe on the internet and learn more about eSafety yourself as a parent.
• Childnet International - for primary children.
• Childnet International - for teachers and professionals.
• GetNetWise
• Internet Matters - a guide to help you through the many issues children can experience when using the internet.
• Internet Watch Foundation - the UK Hotline for reporting criminal online content.
• Meta (Facebook) Safety Centre - guides to Facebook settings.
• Parent Info: Digital resilience - a parent's guide
• Parent Info: Snapchat - a parent's guide
• Parent Info: how to tell if your child is addicted to tech
• Parent Info: Pokemon Go - a parent's guide
• Report Online Terrorist Material (gov.uk) - report illegal terrorist information, pictures or videos you've found on the internet. Your report will be treated anonymously.
• ThinkUKnow - learning resource for children.
• Transl8it
• UK Safer Internet Centre: Parental Controls - how to set up parental controls offered by your home ISP.

Useful Documents

• Advice for Parents on Cyberbullying (DfE)
• A Parent's Guide to Facebook
• Child Safety on YouTube
• Facebook Checklist
• How to set up Facebook Privacy Controls
• How to set up Parental Controls on the Xbox 360 (Microsoft)
• How to set up Google Safe Search
• How to set up YouTube Safety Mode
• Inspecting E-Safety in Schools (Ofsted)
• Keeping up with Children on the Internet (Childnet International)
• Online Gaming: An Introduction for Parents and Carers (Childnet International)

The documents above are all in pdf format.

E-Safety Videos

Parents' e-safety tips for children under 5.

Parents' e-safety tips for children from 6 to 10 years.

Parents' e-safety tips for children from 11 to 13 years.