E-Safety

We realise that this close supervision of internet use is much harder to do at home, so here are some useful sites and guides to help!

These sites have some great activities, advice and games for children:

PDF Parent Guides to E-Safety Issues:

Guidance on Parental Control Tools
Childnet website with information about parental controls including videos on how to set them up and information on different devices.
Parental Controls Internet Providers
ThinkUKnow’s website with information for parents about different internet providers’ parental controls and how to set them up.
SIP Bench Project
Click on ‘Find the right tool’ and then choose ‘Search for a tool’ from the drop down menu. You can search for parental tools for different devices and operating systems.
Parents General E-Safety Guidance
KidSmart website with information on different devices, activities to try at home and resources to download.
Vodafone Digital Parenting
This site has lots of useful advice and resources, including ‘how to’ guides on various technological issues in the home and a regular magazine.
NSPCC
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has advice on grooming and other online dangers.
ChildLine
Advice and support for bullying and cyberbullying.
Cybersentinel
How much do you know about your child’s use of the internet? Includes Professor Tanya Byron’s top tips for parents.