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Child online safety during lockdown: where to report
 

As a parent, you are in the best position to notice if something isn’t quite right with your child. 

While most children only have positive experiences online, occasionally things can go wrong. And with children likely to be spending more time on the internet during lockdown, it is more important than ever for you and your child to know the best reporting and support routes, should either of you ever be worried about something online. 

Here is a breakdown of where to go for support.

We want our children to be safe when using the new technologies becoming available all the time both at school and at home.
Here are websites that have information for parents about using the Internet safely:
 
CEOP
CEOP is the main UK agency for keeping children safe online and has a wealth of information for parents and staff. Children are trained in school to recognise the click CEOP logo (below), which they can use to report anything online that they feel is inappropriate. 

Thinkuknow The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP)Centre has set up its own educational website which has been designed and written for children, young people, teachers, parents and carers.

Kidsmart this is an award winning internet website safety website for parents and those working with children.

The UK Safer Internet Centre website has advice for parents, including videos from Virgin, Talk Talk, Sky and BT about setting up parental controls, and the Parents’ Guide to Technology which has advice about using new technologies including Smart phones, Gaming devices and Internet-enabled devices e.g.iPad

Vodafone has a magazine for parents.

For a parents guide explaining about cyber bullying which is the use of electronic media – especially mobile phones and the internet – to intimidate, threaten or upset someone see this BBC website



We use the story with Early Years called ‘Digiduck’s Big Decision’ and this has now been released as free app for tablets. http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/news/digiducks-big-decision-the-app


To promote this at school:

  • Our internet connection is filtered to block out unsuitable sites for children.
  • Children are supervised when using the internet.
  • Parents are asked to sign a consent form before their child may use the internet.
  • Children are taught to use the internet safely

Child online safety during lockdown: where to report
With children spending more time on the internet during lockdown, it's more important than ever for parents and carers and their children to know the best reporting and support routes, should they be worried about something online.

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