Please find some Online Safety Tips, links and resources that we hope you find useful.
Skips - Safety Net
Skips Online
Visit Skips Safety Net for more information: Skips
When Something Goes Wrong Online
A Simple Action Plan for Parents: Parent Guide
Safer Internet Day
Safer Internet Day is in February every year. On this day, people in around 170 countries take part in activities to try to make the internet a safer place for children and young people.
Gen AI – The Teenage Perspective
Watch a short film on
NSPCC
Free online safety resources
From setting up parental controls to advice on sexting, online games and video apps, NSPCC can help you to understand the risks and keep your child safe..
Start a conversation about online safety
NSPCC have advice about how to start talking to your child about online safety and how to make sure they know they can turn to you about anything that worries them: NSPCC
Childline
Report Remove is here to help young people under 18 in the UK to confidentially report sexual images and videos of themselves and remove them from the internet: Report Remove
Is someone threatening to post nudes or sexual images of you, your child or a friend online?
Sexually coerced extortion or ‘sextortion’ is a type of blackmail where someone tries to use intimate, naked or sexual photos or videos of you to make you do things you don’t want to do. Sometimes, these photos or videos are taken without your knowledge, and the person blackmailing you uses them to force you to pay money or do something against your will.
Criminals often target people who use dating apps, social media platforms, webcam/live streaming sites or websites related to pornography. They might pretend to be someone else online and become friends with you. Later, they might threaten to share pictures or videos with your family and friends.
Remember, if you ever find yourself in a situation like this, it’s important to know that the victims of ‘sextortion’ are never to blame. The criminals who try to extort money or make victims do things they don’t want to do are the ones at fault.
More information to help, can be found on the following links: