Safeguarding - Useful Links
Safeguarding
Useful links for parents and guardians
Merseyside Police Campaigns - Eyes Open - The campaign to stop children getting groomed by drugs gangs.
Think U Know - Information from CEOP about online abuse and exploitation
Internet Matters - Information from BT, Sky, Talk Talk and Virgin
Childnet - Information for parents and carers
- Family agreements and conversation starters
- Supporting Young People Online Leaflets
- Keeping under fives safe online Leaflets (for our families with teenagers and younger children)
- Music, TV, Film and the Internet Leaflets
- Parents resource sheet
- Screen time boundaries
- Digital Wellbeing guidance
- Critical thinking
- Live Streaming
UK Safer Internet Centre parents advice
The Parent Zone - guidance for parents and professionals working with families
NSPCC Online Safety - NSPCC Online Safety advice
Barnardo's Be Safe guide for parents and children about sexual exploitation
Parents Protect - Lucy Faithfull Foundation
Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI)
EE Digital Living resources - for schools and parents and carers
NWG and UK Safer Internet Centre leaflet: Online: Onguard - A Guide to Becoming a Safer Parent Online
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health - Screen Time guidance
Review Sites and Social Media Guides
Net Aware - NSPCC reviews of 50+ popular apps and games
Internet Matters - Safe set up guides (includes popular social media sites)
Common Sense Media - American site which reviews websites, games etc with age suitability
Parental Controls
UK Safer Internet Centre: Parents guide to new technology
UK Safer Internet Centre: Parents guide to parental controls
Internet Matters - Safe set up guides for devices and social media apps
Google Safety Center - includes family safety
NetLingo - common online acronyms and text speak e.g. LOL, POS
Staying safe online: parental controls on broadband
Vodafone Digital Parenting Magazines
Vodafone Digital: Parenting Resources Zone
Digital Parenting Magazine (issue 9)
Digital Parenting Magazine (Archives)
Gaming and online video content
Ask About Games - advice on computer gaming and parental controls
Pegi - information about games rating
Safer Internet Centre Gaming Resources
Internet Matters - safe set up guides for gaming devices
Links for Foster Carers and Adoptive parents
Safer Internet Centre: Advice for foster carers and adoptive parents
Resources to support parents and carers
dealing with concerns
Parent's Protect and Lucy Faithfull: What's the problem? - Family action planning tool - covers children accessing adult content, 'sexting' and downloading indecent images.
Think U Know:
- Worried your child is being sexually abused?
- Worried about your child, sex and relationships?
- Finding out your child has been sexually abused
- Supporting a child who has been sexually abused
- Finding out your child has done something sexually harmful
- How to report to CEOP
- Reporting to social media sites
The Marie Collins Foundation - support for children and families who have experienced online abuse
Childnet:
NSPCC
Safer Internet Centre: Need help?
