E-Safety Support for Parents and Carers

Using devises that connect to the internet can provide excellent opportunities for your child’s education as well as potential dangers. In this section we aim to provide information for you to keep your child safe online.

The following information has been put together to support our parents and carers with e-safety. The suggested resources have been chosen for their clear and useful advise as well age appropriate accessibility.

Childnet International has created the following information and advise for parents and carers in Supporting Young People Online [PDF].

UK Safer Internet Centre resources can be downloaded as PDF files:

Top tips for iPhone

iPad

Top tips for iPod Touch

Top tips for Nintendo

Top tips for PS3 and PSP

Top tips for PS4 and Vita

Top tips for Xbox One and 360

Top tips for Kindle Fire

Childnet International have also created the following stories for you to use at home.

Smartie the Penguin EYFS [PowerPoint]

Smartie the Penguin Year 1 [PowerPoint]

Samrtie the Penguin Year 2 [PowerPoint]

DigiDuck-eBook [PDF]

The Adventures of Kara, Winston & The Smart Crew

Chapter 1: What should you accept?

Chapter 2: What is Reliable?

Chapter 3: What should you keep safe?

Chapter 4: Who should I tell?

Chapter 5: Be careful when meeting up?

If you have any questions or feel you need further advice then please contact us.  

Further reading:

Child Exploitation and Online Protection command

Think You Know

BBC WebWise

Internet Matters

NSPCC NetAware