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.
- GetNetWise
- GOV.UK: Child Safety Online – security and privacy settings, blocking unsuitable content, and parental controls.
- 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.
- National Grid for Learning – support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online, including tips to keep primary aged children safe online.
- NSPCC and O2 – keeping kids safe online.
- 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.
- 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:
- Advice for Parents on Cyberbullying (DfE)
- A Parent’s Guide to Facebook (Connect Safely)
- Child Safety on YouTube (The Key Support Services)
- Cyberbullying Conversation Starters for 6 to 10 Year Olds (Internet Matters)
- Cyberbullying Conversation Starters for 11 to 13 Year Olds (Internet Matters)
- Facebook Checklist (UK Safer Internet Centre)
- How to set up Facebook Privacy Controls (Facebook)
- How to set up Parental Controls on the Xbox 360 (Microsoft)
- How to set up Google Safe Search (Google)
- How to set up YouTube Safety Mode (Google)
- Information and Online Resources (UK Safer Internet Centre)
- 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)
- Online Safety Tips for Parents of 0 to 5 Year Olds (Internet Matters)
- Online Safety Tips for Parents of 6 to 10 Year Olds (Internet Matters)
- Online Safety Tips for Parents of 11 to 13 Year Olds (Internet Matters)