E-Safety
Our children are spending more time and more time online and while the internet is a great way for children to learn and keep in touch, we want to be sure they know how to stay safe.
Below you will find various resources and websites offering guidance on how to keep children safe online and how to establish positive online behaviour.
 The Department of Education Northern Ireland (DENI) has provided the award-winning Safer Schools App to support all school staff, parents and carers to keep children in their care safer online.  Internet Matters provides the most comprehensive and credible resources, information and support to keep children safe online. |  Common Sense Media rates movies, TV shows, podcasts, books, and more so families can feel good about the entertainment choices they make for their kids.  The NSPCC has lots of advice to help you keep your children safe online – from setting up parental controls, to how to talk about online safety. |
E-Safety Information for Parents and Guardians
Please use the following help sheet as a conversation starter around online safety
- How to configure parental controls on your home broadband router:
- BT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjJ1tDhjkBo
- Virgin: https://www.virginmedia.com/shop/broadband/parental-control.html
- How to turn on restrictions:
- on iPhones and iPads – https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201304
- on Kindle tablets – https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201829940
- on Android devices – https://www.wikihow.tech/Set-Up-Parental-Controls-in-Android
- on YouTube – https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/174084
- Advice from Apple about family safety – https://www.apple.com/families/
- Apple guide for using the Screen Time app to monitor usage and set limits – https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT208982
- Tips for enabling restrictions on other computers and devices – https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/protecting-childrens-privacy/
