Online Safety
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Additional Parental Support
• Childnet offers a toolkit to support parents and carers of children of any age to
start discussions about their online life, to set boundaries around online behaviour
and technology use, and to find out where to get more help and support
• Commonsensemedia provide independent reviews, age ratings, & other
information about all types of media for children and their parents
• Government advice about protecting children from specific online harms such as
child sexual abuse, sexting, and cyberbullying
• Government advice about security and privacy settings, blocking unsuitable
content, and parental controls
• Internet Matters provide age-specific online safety checklists, guides on how to set parental controls on a range of devices, and a host of practical tips to help children get the most out of their digital world
• Let’s Talk About It provides advice for parents and carers to keep children safe
from online radicalisation
• London Grid for Learning provides support for parents and carers to keep their
children safe online, including tips to keep primary aged children safe online
• Stopitnow resource from The Lucy Faithfull Foundation can be used by parents
and carers who are concerned about someone’s behaviour, including children who may be displaying concerning sexual behaviour (not just about online)
• National Crime Agency/CEOP Thinkuknow provides support for parents and
carers to keep their children safe online
• Net-aware provides support for parents and carers from the NSPCC and O2,
including a guide to social networks, apps and games
• Parentzone provides help for parents and carers on how to keep their children
safe online
• Parent info from Parentzone and the National Crime Agency provides support and guidance for parents from leading experts and organisations
• UK Safer Internet Centre provide tips, advice, guides and other resources to help
keep children safe online
Virgin Media O2 Internet Safety Quiz and advice
