Digital Safety

It is important to have regular conversations about staying safe online and to encourage your child to speak to you if they come across something worrying online.​

Talk to your child about the importance of creating a safe online environment, including keeping any log-in details and passwords safe.​

These resources will support you to talk to your child about a range of online safety issues, set up home filtering in a child-friendly way and set up age-appropriate parental controls on digital devices:​

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.​

National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) - guidance for parents and carers to help keep children safe online​.

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​. 

The Children’s Commissioner has published advice for parents on talking to your child about online sexual harassment specifically, based on input from children themselves.

Online Safety Guides

We recommend using the National Online Safety website to access a wealth of online safety information and guides for hundreds of applications, devices, websites and general guidance on keeping children safe online.

You can access their library of online safety guides HERE

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