Help & advice for all teachers and professionals parents and carers 4–11 year olds 11–18 year olds

Many digital devices, services and content providers offer a range of parental controls. You can choose the type of content and options that are suitable for your child.

Clear family rules can help your child have a positive start to their digital life and get the most out of being online. Ask your child to help create some family rules.

Get involved in your child’s online activities. Have fun, play games and learn together online, just as you would in the physical world. It will then be natural for your child to turn to you if they experience anything upsetting online.

Apps are small, specialised software programmes which can be downloaded to a mobile device to carry out a particular function

People may use video chat to convince a young person to take part in a dangerous dare, to appear naked on camera or perform sexually suggestive acts.

Sites, services and apps may ask for permission to use a webcam.

In depth information and key advice on downloading for parents and carers.

Cambridge English Dictionary: A new window that opens quickly on a computer screen in front of what you are working on.

Action Fraud: “Identity theft is when your personal details are stolen and identity fraud is when those details are used to commit fraud.”

Encourage your child to ‘think before they click’. Do they know exactly what they are clicking on? Do they know what the terms and conditions say and what that means in practice? Talk with your children about what a premium rate service is, and how it could affect them. Make sure your child knows to […]