Online safety for Prevent
What steps can I take to keep children safe online?
You can switch on family friendly filters to help prevent age-inappropriate content being accessed on devices in your home. There is lots of advice from a range of organisations which you might find helpful.
- The UK Safer Internet Centre provides guidance on how to do this.
- Internet Matters has also provided step by step guides on how to setup parental controls.
- DfE Guidance: Support for parents and cares to keep children safe online
- Thinkuknow by the National Crime Agency - Child Exploitation and Online Protection command (NCA-CEOP) - resources for parents and carers and children of all ages to help keep children safe online
- Childnet has developed guidance for parents and carers to begin a conversation about online safety, as well as guidance on keeping under-fives safe online
- Parent Info is a collaboration between Parent Zone and NCA-CEOP - support and guidance for parents and carers related to the digital world from leading experts and organisations
- Parent Zone works with Prevent to provide digital safety advice for parents.
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) - guidance for parents and carers to help keep children safe online
- NSPCC Net Aware website, produced in collaboration with O2, provides specific safety information on popular apps and websites.
- UK Safer Internet Centre - tips and advice for parents and carers to keep children safe online - you can also report any harmful content found online through the UK Safer Internet Centre
- Inclusive Digital Safety Hub and Online Safety Hub, created by South West Grid for Learning in partnership with Internet Matters - support and tailored advice for young people with additional learning needs and their parents or carers
- Parents’ Guide to Age Ratings explains how the British Board of Film Classification rates content, and gives parents advice on choosing online content well
- Educate Against Hate Parents’ Hub provides resources and government advice for parents and carers on keeping young people safe from extremism.
- Childline can provide advice and support if your child is worried, from dialling 0800 1111 or downloading the ‘For Me’ app.
- North East Regional Cyber Crime Unit, the lessons aim to raise awareness of the risks associated with cybercrime.
- Online safety downloadable information sheets.
- Top tips for staying secure online to ensure you are doing all you can to secure you and your family online.
- Get your free Cyber Action Plan - answer a few simple questions and get personalised recommendations on how to protect your digital life.
- Using passwords to protect your devices and data - take your email security to another level.