Online Safety
About National Online Safety
We are an independent online safety training provider founded by three fathers on a mission to keep children safe online. We believe that through our engaging Online Safety training and resources for school staff, parents and children, we can make a difference.
It is our mission to educate and empower trusted adults with the information they need to engage in meaningful dialogue between children and young people about the online world, their online activities and the ever-evolving risks that they are exposed to. We focus on both general online safety risks and platform specific risks to provide adults with easy to follow information which enables conversations between adults and children.
For further information please follow the link here.
Social Media
Below you will find some useful guides which will help to keep you safe when using social media.
The ZIPIT App is a very useful thing to have in your parental toolkit.
It contains a lot of memes and images to send back to people that might have asked you or a loved one for sexual images. The App can be downloaded for Android and Apple smartphones.
It is free and can be accessed from the link here.
Online Safety Tests for parents and children
Virgin Media O2, have created a children’s Internet safety tests to help build awareness for parents and children of all ages to ensure they are better protected online.
Online Protection Checklist for the Home
Follow the TALK checklist (by the Internet Watch Foundation) to help keep your child safe online.
My Family Digital Toolkit
Get personalised online safety advice, giving you everything you need to keep your child safe.
Support and Concerns around Online safety
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CEOP helps keep children and young people safe from sexual abuse and grooming online. (https://www.ceop.police.uk/Safety-Centre/How-can-CEOP-help-me-YP/How-can-CEOP-help-me-parent/) |
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Childline provides information and support on online safety and bullying. (https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/bullying-abuse-safety/online-mobile-safety/staying-safe-online/) |
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UK Safer Internet Centre has tips, advice, guides and other resources to help keep children safe online, including parental controls offered by home internet providers and safety tools on social networks and other online services. If you've experienced or witnessed harm online, we can help. Report Harmful Content can help you to report harmful content online by providing up to date information on community standards and direct links to the correct reporting facilities across multiple platforms. |
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Let’s Talk About It provides advice for parents and carers to keep children safe from online radicalisation. (https://www.ltai.info/staying-safe-online/) |
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Thinkuknow provides advice from the National Crime Agency (NCA) around staying safe online. (https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/) |
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Internet Matters provides age-specific online safety checklists, guides on how to set parental controls on a range of devices, and a variety of practical advice to support children getting the most out of their online use. https://www.internetmatters.org/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIktuA5LWK2wIVRYXVCh2afg2aEAAYASAAEgIJ5vD_BwE |
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Parent Info is a collaboration between Parentzone and the National Crime Agency providing guidance and support for parents/carers from professionals. (https://parentinfo.org/) |
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Childnet offers a toolkit to support parents/carers to start discussions about their online use, supporting to set out boundaries around online behaviours and technology use, and to find seek additional support and advice. (https://www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers/parent-and-carer-toolkit) |
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National Online Safety's provides really useful guides for staff, students and parents/carers on keeping children safe online, as well as guidance on some of the popular social media apps/websites that young people might use. https://nationalonlinesafety.com/guides |
