E-Safety

Staying Safe Online - Information for Parents and Carers

Additional E-Safety Advice

The LSCB has carried out an online consultation with a sample of parents and carers across Cheshire East to find out more about keeping their children safe online.

Many parents who completed the survey (88%) said they wanted to be better informed about e-safety. Of these 91% said there preferred information source was via their child's school.

The following link provides some excellent information: www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers

The site also has a link to the summary report 'Have your say' which highlights attitudes and behaviours on online rights and responsibilities of young people.

For Parents

NSPCC

The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) is a charity campaigning and working in child protection in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland and the Channel Islands.

NSPCC website

iKeepSafe

The Internet Keep Safe Coalition (iKeepSafe), established in 2005, is a nonprofit international alliance.  Be internet Legends is an interactive way your child can learn about keeping safe online.

ikeepsafe website

Useful Links

The internet for many parents can be a daunting place but to our children, it is a necessity of life. Access to the internet has never been so vast and continues to spread with the increasing popularity of tablets, devices, and access through mobile phones. To support you in protecting your child online there are some useful links below to sites with tips and guidance:

CEOP (Child On-Line Protection) Parents Area

This site offers advice and guidance for all types of online behaviours be it online gaming, social networking, sharing and much more. Your children will be familiar with the child version of this site as it is used in school you could perhaps ask them to help you with navigating through it.

https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/

Share, Take Care: tips for parents

This short guide will help you to make sure your teen stays safe and happy online.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p023xv3k

www.safetydetectives.com/blog/parents-guide-for-safe-youtube-and-internet-streaming-for-kids/

Safer Internet Day 2024 

This year's theme is 'inspiring change'. We will be having our workshops and assemblies on the 13th Februay, run by a company called Openview Education. 

They have sent some resources which may be useful to parents which can be found by clicking the following link:

https://www.openvieweducation.co.uk/parent-zone/