Online Safety

Online Safety – September 2024

We know that almost all children enjoy playing online games and new Christmas presents may have enabled them to play more or in different ways.  Useful information about the basics of online safety.

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Useful Websites

The following websites are useful for further guidance and support:

• BBC Own It – advice for children on online safety.
• Childnet International – for primary children.
• Childnet International – for teachers and professionals.
• Common Sense Media – for parents to learn about games, chat facilities, gambling and sexual connotations.
• Facebook Family Safety Centre – guides to Facebook settings.
• Internet Matters – a guide to help you through the many issues children can experience when using the internet.
• Internet Watch Foundation – the UK Hotline for reporting criminal online content.
• Preventing Bullying – guidance for schools on preventing and responding to bullying.
• Report Online Terrorist Material (gov.uk) – report illegal terrorist information, pictures or videos you’ve found on the internet. Your report will be treated anonymously.
• ThinkUKnow – learning resource for children.
• UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) – a group of more than 200 organisations drawn from across government, industry, law, academia and charity sectors that work in partnership to help keep children safe online.
• UK Safer Internet Centre: Parental Controls – how to set up parental controls offered by your home ISP.

Useful Documents

These documents are all in pdf format, and are here for you to read/download:

• IPad Safety
• Online Safety And Gaming
• Parental Control Fortnite Chapter 2 Battle Royale Parental Controls Guide
• Whatsapp Parental Controls
• A Parent’s Guide to Facebook
• Facebook Checklist
• Factsheet: Child Safety on YouTube
• How to set up Facebook Privacy Controls
• How to set up Parental Controls on the Xbox 360 (Microsoft)
• How to set up Google Safe Search
• How to set up YouTube Safety Mode
• Inspecting E-Safety in Schools (Ofsted)
• Keeping up with Children on the Internet (Childnet International)
• Online Gaming: An Introduction for Parents and Carers (Childnet International)

E-Safety Videos