Online Safety

SAFER INTERNET DAY AND PARENTAL ADVICE

Please click here to see our video about Safer Internet Day

Please click here for information from the Safer Internet Day parent workshop

There is support available to keep your child safe online. Below are some useful links to help parents and carers:

Thinkyouknow (advice from the National Crime Agency to stay safe online)
Commonsensemedia (reviews of the harm of upcoming films, video games and tv programmes)
Internet matters (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
Parent info (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
LGfL (support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online)
Net-aware (support for parents and carers from the NSPCC)
UK Safer Internet Centre (tips, advice, guides)

Filtering links from Safer internet PowerPoint for parental controls

Visit: https://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/ to adjust settings on individual devices.

Or https://saferinternet.org.uk/guide-and-resource/parental-controls-offered-by-your-home-internet-provider

This show you how you can filter content through your internet provider

CHILDREN- KEEP YOURSELF SAFE ONLINE

If you’re at home and worried and need somebody to talk to, you can contact Childline on this number or go to their website to contact an adult who can talk to you about any worries you have, no issue is too big or small.

childline.org.uk/get-support/contacting-childline/

For Adults: If you are concerned about a child and not sure what to, don’t wait until you’re certain: if you have any concerns or suspicions of neglect or cruelty, click here to go the NSPCC to report any concerns.

Staying Safe Online:

You might be spending a lot more time online. It is very important to be careful who you are talking to online. Follow these rules and you won’t go wrong! This applies to all the websites and apps you might use like Roblox, Minecraft or TikTok.

Parents/carers advice about safe viewing on TV

With so many ways to watch TV online, it is very important to be aware of what our children are watching and the harmful impact it can have on them. Please see the picture below for details of how to filter content for Netflix and Youtube.

Please see below advice from National Online Safety about Netflix.

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