Online Safety Information for Parents and Carers

What support is available for parents and carers to keep their children safe online?

  • Internet matters – helping parents and carers keep their children safe online: expert support and practical tips to help children benefit from connected technology and the internet safely and smartly
  • London Grid for Learning – for support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online
  • Net-aware – support for parents and careers from the NSPCC including guides to social networks, apps and games
  • Parent info – help and advice for families in a digital world. Parent Info is a collaboration between Parent Zone and NCA-CEOP, providing support and guidance for parents from leading experts and organisations
  • Thinkuknow – for advice from the National Crime Agency to stay safe online. Thinkuknow is the education programme from NCA-CEOP, a UK organisation which protects children both online and offline
  • UK Safer Internet Centre – tips, advice, guides and resources for parents and carers to help keep your child safe online

How can parents and carers, or children, raise any concerns about content they see online?

Concerns can be reported to the Academy using our safeguarding email address: safeguarding@stannesacademy.org.uk (monitored between 8am-4pm Monday to Friday)
You can also use:

Click here to download and keep our handy guide to ‘Online safety reporting routes for students’

Are there any guides I can download or print?

Yes. Parents and carers can download the following free leaflet from Childnet “Supporting Young People Online”

https://www.childnet.com/ufiles/Supporting-Young-People-Online.pdf

Parents and carers can also click here for more free online safety guides from National Online Safety.