E-Safety Advice

Below is a list of resources to support parents in keeping their children safe online.
If you find additional resources that you think would be useful to share, please contact us and we'll be happy to share it.

Please note: the school cannot be held responsible for the content of external sites.

Personalized Digital Toolkit

Obviously, all sites and recommendations here are important, but if you only have time to do one thing today to help keep your children safe online, we recommend completing this digital toolkit from internetmatters.org  It takes approximately 10 minutes to do and will send you your own toolkit tailored to you and your children's requirements.  You can use the toolkit to get age-specific advice and tips to support your children online, learn about popular apps and platforms your children use, get information about how to deal with any online safety concerns and get recommendations for digital tools to support their interests and wellbeing. Click here to access this external site.

How risky is that app?

Know your Snapchats from your YOLO and your House Party. This useful site from NSPCC details social networking sites, apps and games that children might use and the potential risks associated with each. (external site)

Turn parental controls on!

Learn how to turn parental controls on a variety of devices, activate filters for your broadband and much more. Click here (external site) 

Advice on cyber-bullying

Get advice for parents on cyberbullying from the DFE - how to spot it and how to prevent it. (external site)

Concerned? Visit CEOP

The National Crime Agency's CEOP Command (formerly the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) works with child protection partners across the UK and overseas to identify the main threats to children and coordinates activity against these threats to bring offenders to account.

If you need advice or are concerned about your child's internet use, visit their site. (external link)