E-Safety - Information for Parents

Please take a look at this information guide about internet safety at a time when your children may be using the internet more than usual.

As Christmas time approaches, it’s likely that many children and young people will be looking forward to finding technology-based gifts under the tree this year.  This means the festive period is an important time to highlight simple tips that help parents and carers make safer choices when buying new devices. 

 

The theme for Safer Internet 2021 is "An internet we trust: exploring reliability in the online world".

 
Below are some useful websites, most have free resources to support parents, carers and practitioners in making sure children are safe online.
www.saferinternet.org.uk: UK Safer Internet has many free resources to support the age 3-7 age group including a video of "digiduck" who believes what he read on the internet and got his homework wrong- it gives advice on how to check facts.
* www.nspcc.org.uk: National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children also has resources for safeguarding children online- did you know that Instagram was the most used platform in child grooming crimes during lockdown April-June 2020?
* https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/ Child Exploitation Online Protection Centre also has useful free resources.
https://www.childnet.com/ Childnet has useful free resources for parents and children.
https://www.virginmedia.com/shop/broadband/parental-control   Switched On Families and Internet Matters 
 

Smartie the Penguin - An online safety story for 3 to 7 year olds. Join in with Mummy Penguin's song and follow the adventures of Smartie the Penguin as he learns how to be safe on the internet. the first version of the story covers the following 3 themes;

1. Pop ups and in app purchasing 

2. Inappropriate websites for older children

3. Cyberbullying

The second version of the story covers the following 3 themes; 

1. Upsetting images

2. Unreliable information

3. Talking to strangers online

 

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