Online Safety

Internet Safety Guides and links

Info about suitable games for Christmas www.pegi.info

Check what your child is watching/playing. Reviews on Movies/TV shows/Apps /websites and other areas – age related https://www.commonsensemedia.org

For tips on how to keep your children safe, click on the links below

How to set parental controls on devices

WHAT PARENTS NEED TO ABOUT VPNsStaying safe online - you tube

 family guide to talking about sharing photos and videos

TV on demand

Advice about smartphones, gaming devices, tablets and other internet-connected devicesGUIDE TO BUYING TECH

Global Threat Assessment 2023 Reveals Emerging and Existing Risks to Children Online (swgfl.org.uk)

Screen time

We recommend that children do not go to bed with their devices in their rooms, as investigations have shown that it will disrupt children’s sleep.

Help with controlling Screen time

Help to start a healthy relationship with the Internet at home, create a family agreement to establish rules and boundaries for using devices.  This can also help to highlight where children can go if things go wrong.

Social Media

There has been a number of links made between social media and children’s wellbeing.

Is social media affecting your child’s mental health?

Pressure to have lots of friends/followers, feeling left out of events that are being posted and the impact on self-image have all been shown to have a negative impact on children.  Although we know that they will access social media, we recommend the following age restrictions.

If your child is on Social Media, then here are some tips to help you to help them safely manage it.

Social Media safety tips