Online Safety

What issues could be affecting your children?

Here we have guides to help you get to grips with what your children may come across on the internet and how to get help if you need it. Find out what to do if you’re worried about anything you or your child has seen online.

For advice on:

ONLINE GAMING, please visit: https://www.internetmatters.org/advice/online-gaming/

INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT, please visit: https://www.internetmatters.org/issues/inappropriate-content/

CYBERBULLYING, please visit: https://www.internetmatters.org/issues/cyberbullying/

ONLINE GROOMING, please visit: https://www.internetmatters.org/issues/online-grooming/

SEXTING, please visit: https://www.internetmatters.org/issues/sexting/

ONLINE REPUTATION, please visit: https://www.internetmatters.org/issues/online-reputation/

SELF HARM, please visit: https://www.internetmatters.org/issues/self-harm/

ONLINE PORNOGRAPHY, please visit: https://www.internetmatters.org/issues/online-pornography/

RADICALISATION, pleas visit: https://www.internetmatters.org/issues/radicalisation

Additional Advice on Reporting Issues Online

If you’re worried about anything you or your child come across online, you should report it immediately to the relevant organisation and to the site where you or your child saw it. Please visit the Internet Matters website: https://www.internetmatters.org/report-issue/ which provides a raft of information designed to help you report problems, gain advice or connect with other parents via forums.

Online Safety Resources & Leaflets

Children use the internet in different ways depending on their age and so we’ve pulled together checklists for parents that give you top tips on how to help them stay safe.

Please see guides attached below