Online Safety

Tips for Parents: Guiding Teens to Use Social Media Safely

Is Screen Time Robbing Your Child of Sleep and Success?

The Hidden Meanings Behind Emojis: What Parents Need to Know

Curated Content: How Algorithms Shape What Your Child Sees Online

How to Have Meaningful Online Safety Conversations with Your Child

A Guide to Understanding the Impact of Harmful Male Stereotypes On Teens

The ABC Model: How to Create a Safe Online Environment for Your Child

Healthy Digital Habits: How to be a Role Model for Your Children

Parental Controls: A Guide to Safe Digital Parenting

How to Establish a Family Tech Agreement

Think before you send 

Please click below for guidance from Skips Safety on online safety practices regarding the messages you send/share.

Think before you send

Please follow the link for information for parents about Report Remove, a tool to help young people report images and videos online.

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/online-reporting/report-remove/

Want to increase your young person’s resilience against the risk of radicalisation online but not sure how to start? Click on the link to get yourself skilled up Protect children from radicalisation – Protect children from radicalisation – Internet Matters

Critical thinking skills can help keep young people safe from fake news, misinformation and scams. To learn more – Fake news and misinformation advice hub – Internet Matters

Parents…Do you know all about the age appropriateness of games you are buying? if not click here to learn more – Video games age ratings explained – Internet Matters

In chat gaming can be fun but there can be risks. Parents/carers increase your awareness with @TheParentsZone on how you can keep your young person safe in their in-chat gaming – In-game chat | Parent Zone

Recent concerns have emerged regarding a WhatsApp group known as ‘Add Everyone.’ Schools and regional police forces across the UK have warned that this group exposes children and young people to explicit and harmful material. Click here for more information regarding the Add Everyone WhatsApp group - Safeguarding Alert: The ‘Add Everyone’ Explicit WhatsApp Group - Safer Schools

To help develop your awareness around the online gaming safety aspects Childnet have produced a useful resource leaflet available here – Online Gaming: An introduction for parents and carers | Childnet You may also want to consider looking at their resource hot topics around gaming which you can access here – https://www.childnet.com/help-and-advice/supporting-young-people-with-send-online/gaming-and-social-media/

Is your child getting tech for a birthday or other special occasion? Make sure the security settings are set and you help keep young people safe learn more here – Parental controls offered by your home internet provider – UK Safer Internet Centre