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Keeping safe online :: a guide for parents & teachers

This factsheet has been produced for: Parents and carers, to raise awareness of online safety. When asked about online gaming, 50% of parents said that they were worried about their child’s internet use, however, very few parents engaged with their children in regards to online gaming.

As parents it's important to be present and understand what your children are accessing online – by having an open conversation with each other, children are more likely to let you know if something doesn’t feel quite right before it escalates further.

We know it's hard to stay on top of your children's internet safety, however this resource can help with ways to safeguard your child when they are online.

The guidance will:

Documents

In this section...

Fake Celebrity Chatbots - Harmful Content

Youtube - Supervised Experience

My Family's Digital Toolkit

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

Safeguarding: Instagram

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

Four months on: is Roblox any safer?

See also...

Wellbeing

Bullying and child on child abuse

E-Safety

Do you want to tell us anything?

Domestic Violence

Child Criminal Exploitation (CCE) and Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE)

Safeguarding

Advice about improving your sleep

Early Help

County lines

Explore...

24/7 Text support for Mental Health

TwitBook - Can you spot the problems with this profile page?

Caught In The Web

Why Failure Hits Girls So Hard and How to Help Them Embrace It

NHS 111 mental health support

New...

HERCULES THE MUSICAL- Years 7 & 8. London

Film Academy Shorts

Simon Pegg Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters |

Year 7 tutors/parents evening

STARLIGHT EXPRESS, London. Thursday 2nd October. Closed

SEND Information Report

29_09_25 7yA Cover

WAR HORSE, Norwich Theatre Royal, Thursday 6th November 2025 Places available

Discover...

Safeguarding Wellbeing Internet Safety Bereal Coronavirus Miss Baker Week Rachel Simmons Support Theatre Spending Year 7 Computing Tiktok Year 12 SEND Mental AI TIME Science

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