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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...

Online Safety Help Videos

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

Online safety newsletters

The ABC online safety checklist

Safeguarding: BeReal

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

My Family's Digital Toolkit

Safeguarding: Social Media & Mental Health

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents

See also...

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Wellbeing

Bullying and child on child abuse

Find My Kids App

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

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

New online safety priorities for Ofcom and effects of social media on children

Domestic Violence

Advice about improving your sleep

Explore...

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

NHS 111 mental health support

Caught In The Web

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

24/7 Text support for Mental Health

New...

Pupil Premium Strategy Statement

Expressionism

Joint letter from Ofqual and UCAS to students, summer 2025

Pan's Labyrinth - The Pale Man article

Sixth Form Course Information

Computer Science

5 Brilliant Moments in Patterns

Film post-production explained

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