Online Safety

CEOP: Are you worried about online sexual abuse or the way someone has been communicating online? Are you worried this is happening to someone you know? CEOP is here to help, you can make a report to one of CEOP’s child protection advisors who will try to help you safely and securely.

Internet Matters:: Internet Matters is the main portal in the UK with a huge amount of information for parents and carers to help keep children and young people safe online. On this site you will find advice according to age, advice to help with settings on the devices your children use and much more.

Common Sense Media: There are so many games and apps available it can be difficult for parents to keep up. If your child is asking you about a particular game or app, or if you become aware of them using something without your knowledge and you would like to know more, Common Sense Media will be able to help with reviews and advice.

Has you household got a family agreemen? To make clear what is allowed...or not, how much time you can spend on devices, and ground rules like no phones at the table or in the bedroom at night-time. Shared expectations will reduce arguments and keep everyone safe & healthy. Follow this link for more information.

Instagram safety and privacy settings explained

Ditto the brilliant online safety magazine is available here. Thank you to www.esafety-adviser.com for this fabulous resource.

A Guide to Twitch, from Childnet

Are you concerned about your childs's social media use?

Anne Longfield OBE, the former Children’s Commissioner for England, is bringing a legal claim against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance for illegally collecting millions of children’s private information in the UK and Europe and sharing it with unknown third parties for profit. You can register your claim here.

Instagram are introducing new tools to protect their community from abuse find out more here.

Parent Safe: A great website with klots of online information.

As more children and young people start to spend money online through gaming and social media platforms Internetmatters.org have created this guide to help parents and carers equip them with the skills they need to do this smartly and safely.