Safeguarding Resources

Useful documents and online links: 

1. Catch It, Check It, Change It
2. Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Support
3. The Anna Freud National Centre
4. We all have mental health 
5. Mental health quiz

Useful documents and online links: 

1. Adolescent Development Services SORTED - Vaping parent/carer guide

Useful documents and online links: 

1. How to deal with change or loss

Useful documents and online links: 

1. Cyberbullying letter to parents
2. Cyberbullying advice for young people
3. Cyberbullying advice for parents
4. Cyber-flashing parent fact sheet
5. Online conversation starters
6. Hidden photo apps
7. Fake news and disinformation online
8. WhatsApp launches new disappearing messages option
9. Family online safety plan
10. Keeping children safe online this Christmas for parents/carers
11. National Online Safety Guides
12. UK Safer Internet Centre
13. Think You Know
14. Get Safe Online
15. Internet Matters
16. Kooth - Online Mental Wellbeing
17. Gifted Geek - Online Guide for Parents
18. Online safety - Family Lives 
19. Parents guide on Snapchat, Instagram and more by Family Lives
20. CEOP - Child Exploitation and Online Protection command
21. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC)
22. Educate Against Hate 
23. YouTube Privacy Complaint Process
24. YouTube Kids Parental Guide
25. Netflix checklist
26. Safe online guide - iPhone
27. Supporting young people online
28. TikTok checklist

Age Restrictions for Social Media Platforms

Do you know what your child is doing online?

Are you routinely talking to your child and checking what internet sites they are accessing?

It is very important to monitor and teach your child some key internet safety rules (and to role model them as adults helps)…

1. Don’t post any personal information online – like your address, email address or mobile number
2. Think carefully before posting pictures or videos of yourself. Once you’ve put a picture of yourself online most people can see it – is it a photo you want everyone to see?
3. Make sure you ask friends if it is ok to post a picture of them before you upload
4. Keep your privacy settings as high as possible – and regularly check these as companies change settings and do not inform you!
5. Check that you have your location setting turned off on your phone
6. Never give out your passwords (except to your parents if they want to check accounts to keep you safe)
7. Don’t befriend people you don’t know
8. Don’t meet up with people you’ve met online. Speak to your parent or carer about people suggesting you do this
9. Remember that not everyone online is who they say they are – adults sometimes pretend to be children to make friends with you online
10. Think carefully about what you say before you post something online
11. Respect other people’s views, even if you don’t agree with someone else’s views doesn’t mean you need to be rude – sometimes it is better not to comment than to get into an argument
12. Use parental safety software/apps to block inappropriate Internet use and monitor children’s online activity
13. Ensure that the online games your child wants to play are appropriate to their age. Look at the Pegi rating this shows you the age they should be to play that game, and it is there for a reason
14. If you see something online that makes you feel uncomfortable, unsafe or worried – leave the website, tell a trusted adult immediately or report it to CEOP. Keep your webcam covered up when not in use:  https://www.ceop.police.uk/Safety-Centre/

What is the minimum age for account holders on these social media sites and apps?

^{(13+ means with parental consent)}

What is a young carer?

Young children or carers are young people under the age of 18 who provide ongoing and regular physical or emotional support to a family member who is physically or mentally ill, disabled or misuses substances.  

A young carer will normally carry out significant tasks and has a level of responsibility that you would normally expect an adult to have.  

Click here for more information.

Useful documents and online links: 

1. Top tips to discuss radicalisation and extremism with young people

Useful documents and online links: 

1. Consent
2. Financially motivated sexual extortion
3. Sexting and the law
4. Sexual harassment - buses/trains
5. Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)

Useful documents and online links: 

1. Look closer - Exploited young people don't always look and act vulnerable
2. Talking to your children about a violent incident

Useful documents and online links: 

1. Does your child have sleep issues?

Useful documents and online links: 

1. D.A.S. Charitable Trust