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Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

This factsheet has been produced for: Parents and carers, to raise awareness of online safety. When asked about online gaming, 50% of parents said that they were worried about their child’s internet use, however, very few parents engaged with their children in regards to online gaming.

As parents it's important to be present and understand what your children are accessing online – by having an open conversation with each other, children are more likely to let you know if something doesn’t feel quite right before it escalates further.

We know it's hard to stay on top of your children's internet safety, however this resource can help with ways to safeguard your child when they are online.

The guidance will:

Documents

In this section...

Safeguarding: Instagram

The ABC online safety checklist

Online Safety Help Videos

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

Safeguarding: X

Online safety newsletters

Youtube - Supervised Experience

How Ofcom is helping children to be safer online – a guide for parents

Safeguarding: BeReal

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

See also...

County lines

Advice about improving your sleep

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

Child to parent abuse

Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) and Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)

Bullying and child on child abuse

Early Help

E-Safety

Wellbeing

Domestic Violence

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Why Failure Hits Girls So Hard and How to Help Them Embrace It

NHS 111 mental health support

TwitBook - Can you spot the problems with this profile page?

24/7 Text support for Mental Health

Caught In The Web

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Film post-production explained

I Belong: encouraging girls into computer science programme

Computer Science

Sixth Form Course Information

Hartismere Art & Photography Exhibition 2025

5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

Pan's Labyrinth - The Pale Man article

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement

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Safeguarding Wellbeing Internet Safety Findmykids Parent Information Bullying Student Information Rachel Simmons Social Media Support Belong Videos GCSE Strategy Post-Production Exploitation App Computer Screenplay

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