Safeguarding Your Child Online

The Welfare of your child is of the utmost importance to us. We think it is important for us to work together to educate about the risks that exist in the online world. Below are some resources that you can use with your child to help them understand the risks.

Online Safety Advice for Parents and Students

Tip of the week

“Think before you post”

Online Safety Advice for Parents and Students

The internet is an amazing resource if used properly. If not, it can be a minefield. As a parent, it is very difficult to stay on top of social media, apps, online gaming, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Snap Chat and the latest online crazes. More importantly, do you know what your child is doing on line? Do you know who they are talking to? Do you know what they are posting? Do you know how to take control and so ensure your child’s online safety? The following tips will help you to keep your child safe online.

If you are concerned with your child’s online safety please contact Mr K Preece, Deputy Headteacher/Designated Safeguarding Lead. kevin.preece@taw.org.uk

Information for Parents and Students about online safety, with home learning activities can be accessed from ThinkUKnow by clicking  Online Safety Home Learning Activities  and from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport by clicking here.

Cyber Security Advice during Coronavirus can be found here

Parents: Supporting Young People Online (Childnet)
https://www.childnet.com/ufiles/Supporting-Young-People-Online.pdf

Leaflets available in a range of other languages here
https://www.childnet.com/resources/supporting-young-people-online

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Spanish

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Welsh

Better Internet for Kids has sites for all European countries: https://www.betterinternetforkids.eu/sic

Online Safety Factsheets on the following can be found by clicking on the relevant name:

TikTok

YouTube

YouTube Kids

Instagram

Fortnite

WhatsApp

Snapchat

Cyber-flashing

Loot boxes and skins betting

If you are concerned with your child’s online safety please contact Mr K Preece, Deputy Headteacher/Designated Safeguarding Lead. kevin.preece@taw.org.uk

Be Safe & Smart on the Internet

Click Here to download the poster above

The UK Safer Internet Centre produce a guide for parents who want to make sure their child is safe online.
http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-and-resources/parents-and-carers/parents-guide-to-technology

For help and advice on how to report content that has upset with you or your child please use the CEOP button at the very bottom of the page, for reference the button looks like this the picture below.