Esafety
Online safety guidance for parents
Government Guidance (22nd February 2021) |
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Internet Matters |
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Childnet (includes guidance in different languages) |
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South West Grid for Learning |
https://swgfl.org.uk/coronavirus-guidance-and-resources/ |
CEOP |
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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… |
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IWF campaign to raise awareness of self-generated content |
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Resources for girls |
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
- Ofcom – children’s media use and attitudes report (April 2022)
- Ofcom – seven tips to stay connected
- Ofcom – weekly research on how people are receiving and acting on information during the pandemic
- Online Safety: Resources and useful links February 2022 karl@esafetyltd.co.uk
- Mental Health Foundation – talking to your children about scary world news
- Over 100 research summaries from the UKCIS evidence group
- Digital friendships report (Safer Internet Day 2018)
- Our Internet Our Choice – Consent in a Digital World (Safer Internet Day 2019)
- deShame – (young people’s experience of sexual harassment online)
- Disrupted childhood report
- BBC3 Online pain challenges
YouTube
Age appropriate design code (ICO)
https://ico.org.ukageappropriate-design-a-code-of-practice-for-online-services-2-1.pdf