Online Safety

NSPCC have recently relaunched their guide to apps that children may be using. Have a look here!

https://www.net-aware.org.uk/networks/

 For information on how to set up privacy settings on PlayStation 4 and Xbox, the following website has a useful step by step guide:

PS4 - https://www.howtogeek.com/246219/how-to-customize-your-playstation-4s-privacy-settings/

Xbox - https://www.howtogeek.com/246707/how-to-customize-your-xbox-ones-privacy-settings/

We would recommend that you set it up so that only friends can see your information and connect with you. 

Here are some guides to Fortnite for parents:

National Online safety Guide (Click here)

http://www.childnet.com/blog/a-parents-guide-to-fortnite-battle-royale

https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/blog/parents-guide-fortnite-battle-royale

Parent guide to Roblox

https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/blog/roblox-guide-parents

New online safety website launched by Google.

https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en/interland

Can you be 'internet awesome'?

.Top Online Safety tips for Parents

•  Talk to your child about what they’re up to online.
•  Watch Thinkuknow films and cartoons with your child.
•  Encourage your child to go online and explore.
•  Set parental controls on all internet enabled devices.
•  Set boundaries in the online world just as you would in the real world.
•  Talk to your child about being respectful online and how to report unacceptable behaviour.

For further information on online safety, please visit the following websites:

https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/

https://www.net-aware.org.uk/#

https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers

http://www.internetmatters.org/

http://parentzone.org.uk/

Here is the link to the latest Vodafone Digital Parent Magazine:

http://www.vodafone.com/content/digital-parenting/learning-and-fun/digital-parenting-magazine.html