Online Safety - Useful Links
Useful Links
The following links provide useful advice for parents and general websites which provided guidance and support on a range of online safety issues.
| CEOP |
The NCA's CEOP Command (formerly the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) works with child protection partners across the UK and overseas to identify the main threats to children and coordinates activity against these threats to bring offenders to account.
CEOP protect children from harm online and offline, directly through NCA led operations and in partnership with local and international agencies. |
| Childnet |
Childnet’s mission is to work in partnership with others around the world to help make the internet a great and safe place for children. |
IWF
Internet Watch Foundation |
The UK Hotline for reporting criminal online content, including:
Reports are confidential and can be made anonymously
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| Thinkuknow |
Thinkuknow aims to ensure that everyone has access to practical information – children, young people, their parents and carers and the professionals who work with them.
Alongside the Thinkuknow website the programme provides educational resources, including films, cartoons and lesson plans, to help raise young people’s awareness.
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| Internetmatters |
A not-for-profit organisation that has a simple purpose – to help keep children safe in the digital world. Backed by the UK’s most prominent internet industry players, BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media. Internetmatters.org is supported by leading child online safety experts.
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Internetmatters
Setting up Parental Controls |
Setting up parental controls. |
| NSPCC |
NSPCC Child Safety Online blog
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Sites, apps and games reviews |
| CommonSenseMedia |
Common Sense Media helps families make smart media choices. They offer the largest, most trusted library of independent age-based and educational ratings and reviews for movies, games, apps, TV shows, websites, books, and music. |
| NetAware |
Net Aware brings together the NSPCC's expertise in protecting children and O2's tech know-how, we've got everything you need to help you keep your kids safe.
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| GetSafeOnline |
Free up-to-date security and technical advice.
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