Online Safety

Parentzone is the lead charity for Digital Parenting Week 2021. It has online safety resources from Google.

We invite you to take part in this 7-day Digital Wellbeing Challenge. You can choose which day to start.

Parentzone has 'parent guides' about the most popular apps and services, giving advice about parental and privacy controls. The guides are about Instagram, Facebook, Secret Converations, Twitch, Netflix, Live streaming, Influencer marketing, Esports, Fortnite, PEGI game ratings,  Tik Tok, Snapchat, YouTube Kids, WhatsApp, Clash of Clans, Virtual Reality, Family games, Connected toys, Pokemon Go, Social media apps, Nintendo Switch, Minecraft, Yubo, Amazon Prime and Skype. There are also guides to self-esteem, digital detoxing, peer pressure and dealing with traumatic events.  

 The Digital Wellbeing 7-Day Challenge A simple and adaptable week of activities for you to share with families, friends and colleagues, all with a focus on digital family wellbeing – to be completed around Digital Parenting Week.  

 What music makes you feel good and boosts your mood? Create a playlist of everyone’s favourite happy tunes – and play them when you need a boost. 

Make time to discover what each member of the group/family/household likes doing online. Spend some time exploring each person’s favourite online platform – whether it’s a game, someone’s favourite streamers, or something else. 

Write down your favourite apps and games on pieces of paper and each person chooses one for the family to guess. You can then talk about why you like these platforms.

Look up a free online workout (it can be Joe Wicks – or something even more challenging) and get those endorphins going round your bodies. Maybe each family/group member could pick a new workout each week – and keep each other motivated to keep it up? 

 Download the activity below to consider how, individually and as a family or group, your daily online activities affect your emotions. Complete the discussion points together – and see if there are things you would like to change. For younger children, there is a printable sheet [included in your supporter’s pack] to help map out which parts of your digital lives are working well for you 

 Agree some household/group expectations for digital wellbeing. This could be where you use your devices, and places off-limits. It could be to agree where you charge them. And it could be things you will change to make sure your digital wellbeing is better supported.  

We have the Safer Schools App, which helps parents, carers, pupils and staff to stay up-to-date with online safety and safeguarding issues.  

It can downloaded for free from the App Store or Google Play. 

The letter that was emailed to parents and carers with the relevant code may be downloaded from the link below. 

There is a PowerPoint that can be viewed on our Parents > Information Presentations page. 

Click on the image above. 

The Home Learning Hub is a free library of resources to support parents and carers who are taking the time to help their children be safer online. Classroom-based resources have been adapted to make them easily accessible for everyone.

A brief description explains each resource, so once you are ready simply click the ‘download’ buttons.

Click the image above to go to the Home Learning Hub.

Scan the relevant QR code for your mobile phone or tablet to download the Safer Schools app.

 Thinkuknow is the education programme from CEOP ( Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre),  a command of the National Crime Agency, which protects children both online and offline. 

Parentzone has 'parent guides' about the most popular apps and services, giving advice about parental and privacy controls. The guides are about Instagram, Facebook, Secret Converations, Twitch, Netflix, Live streaming, Influencer marketing, Esports, Fortnite, PEGI game ratings,  Tik Tok,  Snapchat, YouTube Kids, WhatsApp, Clash of Clans, Virtual Reality, Family games, Connected toys, Pokemon Go, Social media apps, Nintendo Switch, Minecraft, Yubo, Amazon Prime and Skype. There are also guides to self-esteem, digital detoxing, peer pressure and dealing with traumatic events.  

This is the Net Aware guide to social networks that children might use. As well as the apps listed for Parentzone, there are guides on Among Us, Clash Royale, CSR Racing, Discord,  Disney Club Penguin Online, Dubsmash, Episodes, FaceTime, FIFA Football, Friv, Google Hangouts, Grand Theft Auto, Kik, Miniclip, MovieStar Planet,  Omegle, Pinterest, PopJam, Reddit, Roblox, Sarahah, Score! Hero, SoundCloud, Steam, Tumblr, Twitch, Twitter, Viber and Wattpad.

Childnet has guides about parental controls,  how to give advice to children, conversation starters, how to report problems and 'Hot Topics'.

Parent Info is a collaboration between NCA-CEOP and Parent Zone. Parent Info is a website for parents, covering all of the issues amplified by the internet. 

The website contains information and practical advice on bullying, as well as contact details for the free helpline 0800 169 6928 or you can email via the contact us form. 

A team of specially trained staff operate the confidential telephone helpline and take calls from victims, parents or from people with information about the bullying of children. As well as acting as a listening ear service, the team provides practical advice and can act as  a mediator between the organisation where the bullying is taking place and the parent/carer of the child involved.

 The National Online Safety website has guides for parents about a number of apps, websites and games including 'Momo', Fortnite, FIFA, Instagram, Snapchat and many others. 

 Common Sense Media helps families make smart media choices. We offer the largest, most trusted library of independent age-based and educational ratings and reviews for movies, games, apps, TV shows, websites, books, and music.  

AskAboutGames is a joint venture between the VSC Rating Board and games trade body Ukie, run with input and advice from across the games industry, to ensure their products are enjoyed by suitable audiences.

On the website you can ask questions about PEGI age ratings, find tips about safe and beneficial play and discover the best games to play yourself or with your family.

Internet Matters is a website with age-specific advice and research about online safety and other related well-being issues for parents and carers. It is  backed by the UK’s most prominent internet industry players.

CBBC Own It is aimed at children to help them deal with online safety and  well-being issues.  It has real-life stories, advice from experts, fun quizzes, and videos with CBBC presenters, celebs, and star vloggers.