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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...

Youtube - Supervised Experience

What is Character AI? What parents need to know

Online Safety Help Videos

How Ofcom is helping children to be safer online – a guide for parents

Top 15 most dangerous apps for children

Health & Fitness Apps: A Guide for Parents

Common Sense Media – Game Reviews

Safeguarding: X

Parent and carers guide to live streaming

Safeguarding: BeReal

See also...

Prevent - Radicalisation and Extremism

Safeguarding

Find My Kids App

Child to parent abuse

Early Help

County lines

Wellbeing

Domestic Violence

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

Harmful Sexual Behaviour

Explore...

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

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

NHS 111 mental health support

24/7 Text support for Mental Health

Caught In The Web

New...

E-Safety

GCSE CS: 1.5 Networks - TCP/IP Layers and Protocols

Local Governing Body Information

Book a tour... appointments for 2025 - 2026 academic year will be available soon

Hartismere Bursary Criteria

Academic challenge and independence; attainment

Hartismere Sixth Form College

University and careers; destinations & retention

Discover...

Safeguarding Wellbeing Internet Safety GCSE CS Online Safety Twitter Drugs Enrichment Exploitation Retention Local Governing Body Trustees Attainment Computer Cultural University Social Media Safety GCSE

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