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title: "Online Safety Information for Parents/Carers"
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# Online Safety Information for Parents/Carers

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Below is a list of useful websites, advice and resources that you may find helpful when navigating the issue of online safety with your child.

| **Useful Website Advice and Resources** |
|---|
| [**Childline** ](https://www.childline.org.uk/about/about-childline/) | [**UK Safer Internet Centre**](https://reportharmfulcontent.com/) | [**Internet Watch Foundation**](https://www.iwf.org.uk/) |
| [**True Vision**](https://www.report-it.org.uk/home) | [**CEOP** ](https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/) | [**The NSPCC website**](https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/) |
| [**Get Safe Online**](https://www.getsafeonline.org/) | [**Get Net Wise**](http://www.getnetwise.org/) | [**Cyber Bullying**](http://www.antibullying.net/cyberbullying1.htm) |
| [**Parent Zone**](https://www.parents.parentzone.org.uk/) | [**Internet Matters**](https://www.internetmatters.org/) | [**Childnet**](http://www.childnet.com/) |
|  | [**Think U Know**](https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/) | [**saferinternet.org.uk (Parents guide to technology)**](http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-and-resources/parents-and-carers/parents-guide-to-technology) |
| [**iOS: Understanding Restrictions (parental controls)**](http://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201304) | [**https://nationalonlinesafety.com/guides/a-free-guide-to-home-internet-controls-for-parents-carers**](https://nationalonlinesafety.com/guides/a-free-guide-to-home-internet-controls-for-parents-carers) | [**Protecting and unprotecting your Tweets**](https://support.twitter.com/articles/20169886-protecting-and-unprotecting-your-tweets) |

**A guide to Apps &amp; Social Media**

The number of apps and social media channels your child could be exposed to grow all the time, as does an app's functionality. We recommend you visit Net Aware to read the latest and **most current advice on over 70 apps** to ensure you know what they do, how you can limit their features as well as recommended age restrictions.

[**https://www.net-aware.org.uk/**](https://www.net-aware.org.uk/)

**Danger signs you should look out for**

If your child is:

- Using technology excessively.
- Staying online through the night.
- Being secretive about what they are doing.
- Behaving very differently in what they wear, their attitudes or friends.
- Receiving gifts or money from unknown sources.

These signs may all be perfectly innocent of course but remember to always talk to your child. Be supportive.

### Useful Links

- [Sandwell MBC](http://www.sandwell.gov.uk/)
- [Special Educational Needs Magazine](http://www.senmagazine.co.uk/)
- [Special Educational Needs Resources (TES)](https://www.tes.co.uk/teaching-resources-hub/special-educational-needs/)
- [Hft – Supporting people with learning disabilities and their families](http://www.hft.org.uk/)
- [Educate Against Hate](http://www.educateagainsthate.com/)
- [Prevent Duty](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protecting-children-from-radicalisation-the-prevent-duty)

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