Online Safety for Parents
The Internet is a wonderful tool which offers opportunities to learn, research, play, have fun and connect with others. However, whilst there are huge benefits to being online, we know that many parents feel concerned about the activities and content their children are accessing.
Twice each term, we email parents an overview of key topical issues relating to online safety, with lots of useful links to relevant articles. The briefing we send also includes a list of courses for parents provided by Surrey County Council that all parents can attend free of charge.
Please click on the down arrow below right to view these briefings.
Courses for Parents and Overview of topical Online Safety issues
| Edition | Date Sent | Link |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thursday 13th February 2025 | Click here |
In addition, our termly newsletters for parents - Trust Talk - include a feature on Online Safety to support our parents to navigate this difficult area. It is an area in which information and advice changes due to the nature of technology, which is constantly changing. Please click on the down arrow below right to view the articles we have published.
Articles about ONLINE Safety Published by TLT
The articles we've published to date can all be found by clicking on one of the images below, which will take you to the relevant page on the appropriate issue of the newsletter. We hope you will find these articles useful, and we encourage you to let us know if there are any areas you would specifically like us to feature in the forthcoming Trust Talk newsletters.
Click on the down arrow below right to access links where you can find further information about online safety for parents.
Website Links for further information
Below, you will find a number of links to websites that offer information and resources to help parents / carers to educate their children how to use it safely and positively, keep their children safe from possible risks online and also helps them to know where to go to get support and advice.
| Organisation | What They Offer | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Government |
Guidance to support parents and carers to keep children safe online. |
Support for parents and carers to keep children safe online - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) |
| Barnado's |
Barnado's exists to create a world in which no child is turned away from the help they need. Will Gardener, CEO of Childnet, and Suzanne Taylor, Assistant Director Impact - Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation at Barnardo’s, answer some of your questions about keeping children safe online. |
Keeping children safe online - Parent’s questions answered | Barnardo's (barnardos.org.uk) |
| CEOP (Education from the National Crime Agency) |
Help your children get the most out of the Internet. | https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/ |
| Childnet | Childnet exists to help make the internet a great and safe place for children and young people and offers helpful information and guidance on a range of key online safety topics. | Childnet — Online safety for young people |
| Internet Matters |
Internet Matters has created a hub of advice to help your family navigate the risks and rewards that social media can bring. |
https://www.internetmatters.org/ |
| National Online Safety | Helps schools meet their statutory safeguarding and curriculum requirements through a comprehensive online safety programme for educators, parents and children. | E-safety Guides for Schools | National Online Safety |
| NSPCC | We all have a part to play in keeping children safe online. Find out how with the NSPCC's online safety guides. | https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/ |
| Parents Protect |
This organisation helps parents and carers protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation. The website offers resources and information on online safety. |
Parents Protect - Internet Safety |
| UK Safer Internet Centre |
Tips, advice, guides and resources to help keep your child safe online. |
https://saferinternet.org.uk/guide-and-resource/parents-and-carers |