Daresbury Internet Safety

	Gaming devices Gaming devices provide a variety of interesting activities and ways for young people to engage with their friends and families. However, it is important to be aware of what these devices can do and how you can talk with your child to help them to use this technology in safe and positive way. All modern gaming devices offer parental controls to help you manage how your child uses their device, but these do need to be set up in order for them to be operational. Parents Guide to Gaming Devices Pokémon GO – an updated guide for parents Posted on 21 April 2017
	Top Tips As soon as your child starts using technology start talking safety Trial the technologies before your child and decide on realistic ground rules Use parental controls Explain parental controls and internet rules so that your child understands and respects them Teach your child the SMART rules think about creating your own CEOP The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre is the UK's national child protection agency. Through the Click CEOP advice and help centre members of the public can access guidance on a broad range of topics to help protect their children, or alternatively report a concern directly to CEOP. To stay up to date with further information and advice, please visit www.thinkuknow.co.uk by clicking on the link below: Please click the following link to gain access to the Parent Information :http://parentinfo.org/	More information READY TO LEARN.pdf Childnets top tips Online lingo 10 rules online safety NSPCC Parents Guide to helping your child stay safe online OurPact Parent info Please visit our forms page to view our pupil agreement form Parent Info is a comprehensive, free resource for schools covering a range of safeguarding topics and information about apps and when they are updated etc. The content is updated by CEOP (Child Exploitation & Online Protection Centre) and will also be at www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/lscb and www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/ssp The direct link follows which you may like to share with your school communities via meetings, newsletters and on your websites etc. http://parentinfo.org/ http://parentinfo.org/article/instagram-what-are-the-issues A Guide to Snapchat Basics: Not familiar with Snapchat & need to learn the basics? Watch this video to take you through the essentials. Watch now YouTube: Did you know that YouTube is one of the most popular online destinations for children to watch content, with around three quarters of those aged 5-15 using the video site? YouTube is a platform that allows users to upload and share videos worldwide. This means that your child may be exposed to any user uploaded content from anywhere in the world. Keep your child safer by watching our guide which outlines features such as restricted mode, leading by example and the YouTube Kids app. Watch Now! Online Gaming Over half of 8-15 year olds now play games online. Gaming can be a great way for children to relax, socialise and have fun. But there are some risks and with so many games available, it's important to know how to keep children safe. Click the link for tips and advice that will keep you up-to-date with the most popular online games, help you decide what's appropriate for your child and help them play safely. https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/online-games-helping-children-play-safe/?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_content=5%20gaming%20 tips&utm_campaign=170801-cam-netaware Advice for helping children set up a new profile: The UK Safer Internet Centre shares advice for parents and carers when helping their child set up a profile on a new site or game. Key points include: using a family email address; not using personal information (full name or date of birth) in a username; and making sure that profile pictures don't include personal information clues such as school uniforms and house or street names. UK Safer Internet Centre

Gaming devices

Gaming devices provide a variety of interesting activities and ways for young people to engage with their friends and families.

However, it is important to be aware of what these devices can do and how you can talk with your child to help them to use this technology in safe and positive way.

All modern gaming devices offer parental controls to help you manage how your child uses their device, but these do need to be set up in order for them to be operational.

Parents Guide to Gaming Devices

Pokémon GO – an updated guide for parents Posted on 21 April 2017

Top Tips

As soon as your child starts using technology start talking safety

Trial the technologies before your child and decide on realistic ground rules

Use parental controls

Explain parental controls and internet rules so that your child understands and respects them

Teach your child the SMART rules think about creating your own

CEOP

The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre is the UK's national child protection agency.

Through the Click CEOP advice and help centre members of the public can access guidance on a broad range of topics to help protect their children, or alternatively report a concern directly to CEOP.

To stay up to date with further information and advice, please visit www.thinkuknow.co.uk by clicking on the link below:

Please click the following link to gain access to the Parent Information :http://parentinfo.org/

More information

READY TO LEARN.pdf

Childnets top tips

Online lingo

10 rules online safety

NSPCC Parents Guide to helping your child stay safe online

OurPact

Parent info

Please visit our forms page to view our pupil agreement form

Parent Info is a comprehensive, free resource for schools covering a range of safeguarding topics and information about apps and when they are updated etc. The content is updated by CEOP (Child Exploitation & Online Protection Centre) and will also be at www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/lscb and www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/ssp The direct link follows which you may like to share with your school communities via meetings, newsletters and on your websites etc.

http://parentinfo.org/

http://parentinfo.org/article/instagram-what-are-the-issues

A Guide to Snapchat Basics:
Not familiar with Snapchat & need to learn the basics? Watch this video to take you through the essentials.
Watch now

YouTube: Did you know that YouTube is one of the most popular online destinations for children to watch content, with around three quarters of those aged 5-15 using the video site? YouTube is a platform that allows users to upload and share videos worldwide. This means that your child may be exposed to any user uploaded content from anywhere in the world. Keep your child safer by watching our guide which outlines features such as restricted mode, leading by example and the YouTube Kids app. Watch Now!

Online Gaming

Over half of 8-15 year olds now play games online. Gaming can be a great way for children to relax, socialise and have fun. But there are some risks and with so many games available, it's important to know how to keep children safe. Click the link for tips and advice that will keep you up-to-date with the most popular online games, help you decide what's appropriate for your child and help them play safely.

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/online-games-helping-children-play-safe/?utm_source=Adestra&utm_medium=email&utm_content=5%20gaming%20 tips&utm_campaign=170801-cam-netaware

Advice for helping children set up a new profile: The UK Safer Internet Centre shares advice for parents and carers when helping their child set up a profile on a new site or game. Key points include: using a family email address; not using personal information (full name or date of birth) in a username; and making sure that profile pictures don't include personal information clues such as school uniforms and house or street names. UK Safer Internet Centre