Staying Safe Online
We would like to remind you of how to keep your child safe whilst working online, this is of paramount importance to us.
As a word of caution, if you are choosing to supplement your child's learning from online companies and in some cases individual tutors, please ensure that you use reputable organisation/individual who can provide evidence that they are safe and can be trusted to have access to children.
Here are some websites which offer advice and support with safe online learning and social media:
- Internet matters - for support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online
- London Grid for Learning - for support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online
- Net-aware - for support for parents and carers from the NSPCC
- Parent info - for support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online
- Thinkuknow - for advice from the National Crime Agency to stay safe online
- UK Safer Internet Centre - advice for parents and carers
- London Grid for Learning has support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online, including tips to keep primary aged children safe online
- Net-aware has support for parents and carers from the NSPCC and O2, including a guide to social networks, apps and games
- Let’s Talk About It has advice for parents and carers to keep children safe from online radicalisation
- UK Safer Internet Centre has tips, advice, guides and other resources to help keep children safe online, including parental controls offered by home internet providers and safety tools on social networks and other online services
- CEOP - for advice on making a report about online abuse
We encourage you to set age-appropriate parental controls on digital devices and use internet filters to block malicious websites. These are usually free, but often need to be turned on. Please read this poster from LGFL which provides some top tips for parents on internet safety.
We would also like to signpost you to some websites, which offer age appropriate practical support:
Childline, Thinkuknow and NSPCC - for support
- UK Safer Internet Centre - to report and remove harmful online content
- CEOP - for advice on making a report about online abuse
Harmful or upsetting content
If you or your child receives harmful or upsetting content you can get support by:
- reporting harmful online content to the UK Safer Internet Centre
- getting government advice and trusted resources from Educate Against Hate on safeguarding from radicalisation, building resilience to extremism, and promoting shared values
Bullying or abuse online
You can:
- get advice on reporting online abuse from the National Crime Agency’s Child Exploitation and Online Protection command
- get advice and support from Anti-Bullying Alliance for children who are being bullied