Safeguarding Update Week beginning 16th September 2019: Virtual Reality
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 16th September 2019: SOCIAL PRESSURES LINKED TO ‘ INFLUENCERS’
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 9th September 2019: Snapchat
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 1st July 2019: What parents need to know about INSTAGRAM
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 24th June 2019: What parents need to know about SCREEN ADDICTION
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 10th June 2019: What parents need to know about ONLINE BULLYING
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 10th June 2019: What parents need to know about Fortnite: Battle Royale
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 3rd June 2019: What parents need to know about You Tube
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 20th May 2019: What parents need to know about tic tok
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 13th May 2019: What parents need to know about snap chat
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 6th May 2019: Worried your child has shared too much online?
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 26th April 2019: Technology, toys and the internet
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 8th April 2019: Step-by-step guides
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 1st April 2019: Parental Controls 2
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 25th March 2019: Parental Controls
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 18th March 2019: TikTok app safety What parents need to know
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 11th March 2019: How to help your child if something goes wrong online
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 4th March 2019: Sleeping Vs Scrolling
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 15th February 2019: The dangers of fake news – and how to avoid falling for it
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 11th February 2019: #Goldilocks: A fairy-tale for the digital age
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 4th February 2019: Parents’ Guide to APPs Part 2
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 28th January 2019: Parents’ Guide to APPs
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 21st January 2019: Internet safety checklist for young children
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 10th December 2018: Sharing safely on social media
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 3rd December 2018: Cyber-bullying Part 2
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 26th November 2018: Cyber-bullying
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 19th November 2018: What is live streaming?
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 12th November 2018: Choosing the right video games for your child.
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 12th October 2018: Think critically!
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 12th October 2018: 9 ways the internet can be good for your children
Further Reading:
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/safer-internet-day-2017-positive
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3tsyrd
https://parentinfo.org/article/9-ways-the-internet-can-be-good-for-your-children
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 12th October 2018: Having a positive digital footprint
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 1st October 2018: Personal Information
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 24th September 2018: Social Media
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 17th September 2018: Starting a conversation
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 10th September 2018: Gaming
https://www.getitrightfromagenuinesite.org/
Safeguarding Updates
Further information on this topic:
SMART rules for children:
http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/beingsmart/
Further information and FAQ on social networking:
https://www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers/hot-topics/social-networking
Young people and social networking services:
https://www.childnet.com/ufiles/Young-People-and-SNS.pdf
(This PDF is also available below)
https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/blog/age-restrictions-social-media-services
https://www.webwise.ie/parents/when-should-i-allow-my-child-to-use-social-media/
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-we-do/news-opinion/social-media-age-limit/
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 6th July 2018: Parental Controls
For videos on how to set up parental controls please go to:
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 2nd July 2018: Apps: All you need to know
Further information:
https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers/parents-guide-technology
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 25th June 2018: Fortnite: All you need to know
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 18th June 2018: Premium Rate Content
Further tips on premium content:
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 11th June 2018: Screen Time Boundaries
Screen Time Boundaries
Advice for parents and carers
When it comes to children and technology, parents and carers have long been asking the same question:
How much screen time is OK for my child?
Safeguarding Update Week beginning 4th June 2018: Cyberbullying
