Online Safety
Useful Websites
The following websites are useful for further guidance and support:
- BBC Own It – a place to help you boss your life online.
- Childnet International – for primary children.
- Childnet International – for teachers and professionals.
- Gov UK: Teaching Online Safety in Schools – guidance supporting schools to teach pupils how to stay safe online within existing subjects.
- 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.
- NSPCC: Is Snapchat Safe – tips to help keep your child safe on Snapchat.
- NSPCC: Is TikTok Safe – six safety settings to help keep your child safe.
- NSPCC: Keeping Children Safe Online – online safety guides.
- NSPCC: Online Safety Resources for Children with SEND – safety tips, advice and activities for parents and carers of children with SEND, including children with dyslexia, autism and speech and language difficulties.
- ThinkUKnow – learning resource for children.
- UK Safer Internet Centre: Parental Controls – how to set up parental controls offered by your home ISP.
Useful Documents
These documents are all in pdf format, and are here for you to read/download:
- 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
- Keeping up with Children on the Internet (Childnet International)
- Online Gaming: An Introduction for Parents and Carers (Childnet International)