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Online Safety

At Brackenhill, we work with Parents, Carers and the school community to make sure that the awareness of the values of Online Safety are shared. Below there are lots of links to useful websites that can guide you through keeping your children safe online.

 

Information for Parents

Resources:

Working with SaferSchools and the Online Safety Centre we are providing resources to our parents to help manage the risks of social media and the world online to keep your children safe. Click on a media platform below to be taken to their info sheet.

 

AirDrop Amazon Prime Apple iOS Privacy Back to School
Discord Disney Facebook Android Parent Controls
Instagram Messenger Minecraft Nintendo Switch
Now TV Online Fair Play Under 5s Online Safety Youtube Parent Info
New Devices Set Up Playstation 5 Roblox Snapchat
Tackling Online Hate TikTok Tumblr Social Media Adverts
Clubhouse Social Key Info – Cyber Crime Key Info – Fortnite Key Info – Signal Messaging
Whatsapp Xbox – Series X & S Youtube Youtube Kids

Click on the leaflet above to find out lots of useful information about internet safety.

It contains useful websites so both chidren and adults can learn to stay safe online.  There are also some top tip of how to approach the idea of internet safety with your children.

Visit the NSPCC’s website for online saftey training for parents 

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/ 

 

Information for Children

Here are selection of websites for children:

http://www.safetynetkids.org.uk/

https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/bullying-abuse-safety/online-mobile-safety/staying-safe-online/

This video is suitable for children aged 5 – 7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nMUbHuffO8

 

How to Protect Your Children on Their Smartphone

Information on mobile safety for children – Click Here

The safer internet site below shares a mass of information about how to keep young people safe online.

https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers

Action Fraud is the UK’s national fraud reporting centre where you can report fraud and cyber crime.

https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/ 

Digital Parenting is an online magazine for parents created by Vodaphone. For more parenting advice and inspiration visit vodafone.com/parents.

http://vodafonedigitalparenting.co.uk/ 

Have you ever wondered how you can control the access your child has to their devices? Click on the link below to access Parental Controls On…’s website where you can search for the devices your child has, and learn how to set parental controls to keep them safer.

https://www.parentalcontrols-on.org/

 

Safer Internet Center

The Safer Internet Center are a partnership of three leading organisations: Childnet InternationalInternet Watch Foundation and SWGfL, with one mission – to promote the safe and responsible use of technology for young people.

They organise and provide resources for Safer Internet Day.

This is their campaign video.

 

Below are links to videos for all ages about being safe online, that we have shown in school but we recommend you go watch them with your kids at home:

Ages 3 – 7

Ages 7 – 11

Ages 11 – 14

Here is a video for Parents & Carers and here are some Activities and Top Tips as well.

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