Online safety

Apple: Parental Control for Apple Devices

Tools to help parents to put parental controls on Apple devices.

 Apple: Parental Control Website

Breck Foundation 

A charity that provides online safety presentations to children, parents, teachers, governors and other school staff; tailored end-to-end support to schools on developing Resilience Internet Safety Education; and performance of the drama Game Over and workshops for children and young people. 

Breck Foundation Website

Cerebra Guidance

A guide for parents/carers with children who have learning disabilities with some suggestions to help limit the risk of negative experiences online and understand what action can be taken if they do. This guide also suggests resources that will help children get the most out of the Internet.

Cereba Guidance Website

Childline

Resources, advice and guidance for children and young people on Online Safety.

Childline Website

Guidance and resources on Online Safety for parents, professionals, children and young people.

Childnet Website

Common Sense Media

Common Sense has been the leading source of entertainment and technology recommendations for families and schools. It provides reviews, objective advice, and helpful tools for parents, schools and professionals.

Common Sense Media Website

Department for Education Guidance

Searching, screening and confiscation at school

The guidance (2022) is designed for schools and useful to other professionals on the searching and confiscating of electronic devices

Department for Education Guidance Website

Department for Education Guidance

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Statutory Safeguarding Guidance for schools that includes information on Online Safety useful to schools and other professionals working with children.

Department for Education Guidance Website

Department for Education and Home Office Guidance

The Use of Social Media for Online Radicalisation

Guide for schools on how terrorist groups such as ISIL use social media to encourage travel to Syria and Iraq.

UK Government Website