St Bede C of E
Primary School
Growing Together
Online Safety
Link to the St Bede Online Safety Webpage
It's important to remember that the legal age to have an account on most social media - Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Snapchat - is 13 years old.
Broadband Parental Controls: How To Keep Your Child Safe Online
Activating broadband parental controls will help your child stay safe while they browse, study and interact online. This webpage from GoCompare shows you how to control internet access, so everyone at home can use broadband with confidence.
Broadband parental controls let you decide what your children can and cannot access online, as well as allowing you to monitor their internet usage. They can include content filters, website-specific controls, screen time limitation, monitoring, and mandatory filtering.
Please keep in mind that broadband parental controls are powerful tools that you should talk to kids about before implementing at home. Full guidance for approaching this topic can be found at the NSPCC website.
Many different providers offer parental controls, including BT, Sky, TalkTalk, Virgin Media, Vodafone, and Plusnet.
Website: https://www.gocompare.com/broadband/parental-controls/
Childnet
Helping make the internet a great and safe place for children and young people.
Website: https://www.childnet.com/
Help & Advice for Parents and Carers: https://www.childnet.com/help-and-advice/parents-and-carers
Help & Advice for 4-11 Year Olds: https://www.childnet.com/help-and-advice/4-11-year-olds
UK Safer Internet Centre
Providing support and services to children and young people, adults facing online harms, and professionals working with children, the UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC), established in 2011, is a leading global partnership helping to make the internet a great and safe place for everyone.
Tips, advice, guides and resources to help keep your child safe online: https://saferinternet.org.uk/guide-and-resource/parents-and-carers
National Online Safety
Online safety education for parents: https://nationalcollege.com/categories/online-safety
Top Tips for Adopting Safe and Healthy Online Habits - Download guide
What Parents and Carers Need to Know about Sharing Photos Online - Download guide
What Parents and Carers Need to Know about TikTok - Download guide
What Parents and Carers Need to Know about YouTube Kids - Download guide
Skips Safety Net
Safety Net supports schools, community groups and frontline practitioners in teaching parents how to keep their children safe when using the Internet, social media and online gaming.
Developed in collaboration with Home Office Prevent and West Midlands Police and Crime Commission, Safety Net is proving (using live webinars, remote learning and family resources) to be a vital way of keeping children safe online.
The Safety Net website features a number of Parent Guides, including this Guide to Cyberbullying, as well as Guides to Social Media, Gaming, Privacy Settings etc, all aimed at parents.
Barnardos - Keeping Children Safe Online
CEOP Education
The National Crime Agency's CEOP Education team aim to help protect children and young people from online child sexual abuse.
They do this through their education programme, providing training, resources and information to professionals working with children, young people and their families.
Website: https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
Are you worried about online sexual abuse or the way someone has been communicating with you online?
Make a report to one of CEOP's Child Protection Advisors: https://www.ceop.police.uk/Safety-Centre