Safeguarding Links

Websites for parental information

Keeping Young Children Safe Online (UK Safer Internet Centre) - A useful eSafety Guide for parents
https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers

The Digizen website - "This provides information for educators, parents, carers, and young people. It is used to strengthen their awareness and understanding of what digital citizenship is and encourages users of technology to be and become responsible Digital Citizens."
http://www.digizen.org/

CEOP (The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) delivers a multi-agency service dedicated to tackling the abuse and exploitation of children in the real and ‘e’ world. Often it is referred to as an online 999. By clicking on the button, young people and parents can get advice on a range of issues such as viruses, hacking and dealing with bullying online.

'The Parents' and Carers' Guide to the Internet', has been created by CEOP to provide a light hearted and realistic look at what it takes to be a better online parent.
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/parentsguide/

A guide from Google to show parents how they can protect your family online.
http://www.google.co.uk/goodtoknow/familysafety/

YouTube Safety Centre
http://www.youtube.com/yt/policyandsafety/safety.html

The Cybersmile Foundation website (The Cyberbullying Charity)
http://www.cybersmile.org

"The Parents Guide to Technology from the UK Safer Internet Centre has been created to answer these questions and introduce some of the most popular devices, highlighting the safety tools available and empowering parents with the knowledge they need to support their children to use these technologies safely and responsibly".
http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-and-resources/parents-and-carers/parents-guide-to-technology

How to set up the parental controls offered by your internet provider (UK Safer Internet Centre)
http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-and-resources/parents-and-carers/parental-controls

The parents section of the Know IT All website. The site contains information about positive ways young people are using different technologies, what the risks are to users and it outlines practical advice in avoiding or minimising risks when using online and mobile technologies.
http://www.childnet.com/kia/parents/

Webcam safety- BBC Webwise - http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/0/25812110

Child Safety Online Overview (Knowthenet)
http://www.knowthenet.org.uk/knowledge-centre/child-safety

Advice for parents and carers on cyberbullying
safeguardingAdvice_for_Parents_on_Cyberbullying_131114.pdf

A Parents' Guide to Instagram
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