Technology plays a significant role in modern life for all of us, and we share the responsibility of helping our students to use it safely.  Obviously, there are many positive aspects of online activity, including connecting with friends and family, pursuing hobbies and supporting studies.  However, technology also has widely known risks and it is important that children are also equipped to deal with these.

There are many websites and resources available with information about online safety.  We have collated the information in this section to try to help signpost parents and carers to the most relevant content.

The following websites provide a broad range of guidance for parents and carers on a range of different issues, including how to talk to their children about online safety:

RELATED LINKS

• Childline – Top tips for staying safe online: https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/
• National Online Safety – CHA membership includes access for parents to a dedicated parent section with factsheets, guides and videos that you might find helpful. https://nationalonlinesafety.com/ This website has a range of posters aimed at helping parents/carers understand the apps and online platforms that their children are using.
• Parent Safe – a guide to online safety tips including cyberbullying, porn, bullying, sex and relationships, parental controls https://parentsafe.lgfl.net/
• Thinkuknow is the education programme from NCA-CEOP, a UK organisation which protects children both online and offline. https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
• NetAware is a website produced by O2 and NSPCC, is a guide for parents to 39 of the most popular sites, apps and games that young people use https://www.net-aware.org.uk/
• Safe, Secure, Online: https://swgfl.org.uk/resources/so-you-got-naked-online/
• The International Watch Foundation has also created resources to help parents understand the risks of self-generated sexual abuse imagery https://talk.iwf.org.uk/
• Childline Report Remove - Report Remove helps young people to confidentially report sexual images and videos of themselves and remove them from the Internet. https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/bullying-abuse-safety/online-mobile-safety/remove-nude-image-shared-online/
• AsktheAwkwardQuestions: https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/globalassets/asktheawkward-parents--carers-help-sheets.pdf
• National Online Safety, What Parents and Carers need to Know. https://nationalonlinesafety.com/training/search?search=what+parents+need+to+know+about&sort=new&cat=