Information for parents
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Childnet
There are excellent resources for children, teachers and parents on the Childnet website. This big button will take you to an interactive guide to all the main topics parents will want to know about.
National Online Safety
NOS publish lots of useful guides for parents, including guides to games and apps and general advice on how to set up parental controls.
E-Safety Resources
UK Safer Internet Centre
This site is an absolute MUST READ for all parents. It explains how to access security settings on your home broadband, and tells you how to manage your children's phones, gaming devices and other internet enabled equipment.
CEOP
is the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre. It is part of the National Crime Agency. You will find CEOP buttons all over our website, making it easy for you to report online abuse or dangerous looking activity.
NSPCC NetAware
An excellent guide to the social networking and gaming sites children are most likely to use. It includes age recommendations and reviews from parents and children.
Internet Matters
This is a not-for-profit organisation aimed at parents and backed by BT, Sky, Talk Talk and Virgin Media. It aims to help parents keep children safe in a digital world.
Safer Internet Day 2021
Download Top Tips For Parents and a handy guide to setting up parental controls so that children can stay safe online.
How to keep kids safe online in 2020
Here is some good detailed guidance for parents, especially helpful during the Covid-19 home learning situation.