e-Safety is taught to all pupils; explaining and demonstrating how to stay safe and behave appropriately online. However, we can only be successful in keeping children safe online if we work with parents to ensure the e-Safety message is consistent.
It is important that parents speak to their children about how they can keep safe and behave appropriately online. It is essential to be realistic, the internet and technological advancements are here to stay; banning them will not work - often it makes a child less likely to report a problem. Education around safe use is therefore essential.
CEOP (The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) delivers a multi-agency service dedicated to tackling the abuse and exploitation of children in the real and ‘e’ world. Often it is referred to as an online 999. By clicking on the button, young people and parents can get advice on a range of issues such as viruses, hacking and dealing with bullying online.
Parent Info is brought to you by CEOP and The Parent Zone.
The “Thinkuknow” website is brought to you by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) centre.
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/
Kidsmart gives you lots of advice on how to stay safe online.
Advice, guidance and "Top Tips" for both parents/carers and children can be found on this site.
Visit the "Know it All" section for an interactive guide about online safety.
http://www.childnet.com/resources/know-it-all-for-parents
Free up to date Security advice including using complex passwords, privacy settings, safe searching and social network.
Other websites/documents you may find useful:
http://connectsafely.org/wp-content/uploads/instagram_guide.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/user/ceop
http://www.connectsafely.org/pdfs/fbparents.pdf
http://www.esafety-adviser.com/report-abuse/