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Online safety guidance for parents 

Government Guidance (22nd February 2021) 

www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid19-keeping-children-safe-online/coronavirus-covid-19-support-for-parents-and-carers-to-keep-children-safeonline 

Internet Matters 
a one-stop-shop for parents: online issues, advice by age, setting controls, guides and resources 

www.internetmatters.org 

Childnet (includes guidance in different languages) 

www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers 

South West Grid for Learning 

https://swgfl.org.uk/coronavirus-guidance-and-resources/ 
https://swgfl.org.uk/magazine/what-you-need-to-know-professionals-and-parents/ 

CEOP 

www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/ 

National Cyber Security Centre 

www.ncsc.gov.uk/section/information-for/individuals-families 

(March 2021) lots of resources around screen time and restrictions, wellbeing, parental controls, family fun… 

https://families.google/ 

IWF campaign to raise awareness of self-generated content 

https://talk.iwf.org.uk 

Resources for girls 

https://gurlsoutloud.com/ 

Reviewing apps and games 

www.taminggaming.com and www.commonsensemedia.org/ and www.internetmatters.org/resources/apps-guide/ 

Squid Game – www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-58958698 and www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/squid-game/user-reviews/adult https://www.askaboutgames.com/ 

Reporting a problem 

A national reporting centre (run by the UK Safer Internet Centre) for harmful content online https://reportharmfulcontent.com/ 
Internet Watch Foundation (UK Hotline) for reporting illegal content online – child sexual abuse images https://www.iwf.org.uk/ 
How to report suspicious emails (NCSC)  
Report remove tool for nude images (under 18)  

Other useful resources/research 

YouTube 

Age appropriate design code (ICO)

 https://ico.org.ukageappropriate-design-a-code-of-practice-for-online-services-2-1.pdf