Online safety advice
Keeping your children safe online is just as important as keeping them safe in the real world. This can be challenging for parents when technology develops and changes so quickly. This page brings together information and guidance to help you understand the risks children face online, and how to keep them safe.
To help you support your children to be safe online, we recommend taking a look at these websites:
Internet Matters
Information for parents and caregivers to raise awareness about the risks from online radicalisation.
Internet matters guide to online radicalisation (opens new window)
Guides on setting up parental controls on children's devices.
Parental Controls (opens new window)
UK Safer Internet Centre
The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC), established in 2011, is a leading global partnership helping to make the internet a great and safe place for everyone. Information guides for online issues a child might encounter plus guides and resources for parents and professionals.
Safer Internet website (opens new window)
Safer Internet Day takes place every year in February. The next Safer Internet Day will be 11 February 2025.
Test Filtering
Free, online tool to test your internet filter to see whether it blocks child abuse and terrorist content.
Test your internet filter (opens new window)
NSPCC
The NSPCC (National Society for the Protection of Children) has a wide range of information to help parents and children stay safe online.
NSPCC website (opens new window)
Parent Zone
A social enterprise who conduct research and offer help and advice for families in a digital world with useful guides on online platforms young people often use.
Parent Zone website (opens new window)
Childnet
Help, advice and a wealth of resources on keeping your children safe online.