• Online safety

Online safety

Information and support

There is a wealth of information available to support parents to keep children safe online. The following list is not exhaustive but should provide a useful starting point:

Organisation/Resource

What it does/provides

thinkuknow

NCA CEOPs advice on online safety

https://parentinfo.org/
Parent Info is a collaboration between Parent Zone and NCA-CEOP, providing support and guidance for parents from leading experts and organisations.

disrespectnobody

Home Office advice on healthy relationships, including sexting and pornography

UK safer internet centre

Contains a specialist helpline for UK schools and colleges

swgfl

Includes a template for setting out online safety policies

internet matters

Help for parents on how to keep their children safe online

parentzone

Help for parents on how to keep their children safe online

childnet cyberbullying

Guidance for schools on cyberbullying

pshe association

Guidance and useful teaching resources covering online safety issues including pornography and the sharing of sexual images

educateagainsthate

Practical advice for parents, teachers and governors on protecting children from extremism and radicalisation.

the use of social media for online radicalisation

A briefing note for schools on how social media is used to encourage travel to Syria and Iraq

UKCCIS

The UK Council for Child Internet Safety’s website provides:

• Sexting advice

• Online safety: Questions for Governing Bodies

• Education for a connected world framework

NSPCC

NSPCC advice for schools and colleges

net-aware

NSPCC advice for parents

commonsensemedia

Independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media for children and their parents

searching screening and confiscation

Guidance to schools on searching children in schools and confiscating items such as mobile phones

lgfl

Advice and resources from the London Grid for Learning