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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...

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

Online Safety Help Videos

Safeguarding: BeReal

Four months on: is Roblox any safer?

Safeguarding: Social Media & Mental Health

Safeguarding: Instagram

The ABC online safety checklist

What Parents & Educators Need to Know about TikTok

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

See also...

Early Help

Wellbeing

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Out of hours information

Do you want to tell us anything?

Domestic Violence

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

Safeguarding

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

County lines

Explore...

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

24/7 Text support for Mental Health

NHS 111 mental health support

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

Caught In The Web

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E-Safety

Vacancies

Film Academy Shorts

Hartismere Family :: Policy Documents

Music Evenings 2025

Simon Pegg Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters |

WAR HORSE, Norwich Theatre Royal, Thursday 6th November 2025 Places available

HERCULES THE MUSICAL- Years 7 & 8. London

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Safeguarding Wellbeing Internet Safety Year 10 Rachel Simmons Evening Drama Year 11 GCSE Drama Learning Support students TIME Coursework Ofcom Help Me Social Media Out Of Hours Instagram NEA Year 11

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