Staying Safe Online
In this day and age staying safe online is becoming more and more important, and it can be tricky to know where to start. Below are links to external websites, including some very popular social media apps and sites, with very useful information. As these are external websites they are outside our editorial control and we are not responsible for their content.
Facebook Parents Portal
Handy links, tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your experience and help your child navigate their Facebook experience.
Snapchat Safety Tips
A guide to the fundamentals of Snapchat. There is also a parents guide that can be downloaded.
Get Safe Online
Provides practical advice on how to protect yourself, your computers and mobile devices against fraud, identity theft, viruses and many other problems encountered online.
Instagram Parents Tips
Tips and FAQs for parents , including how to use their safety tools and manage privacy. There's also a Parents Guide that can be downloaded
TikTok Safety Centre
Information and resources to help you understand TikTok.
BT Broadband Parent Controls
How to keep your family safe online with BT Parentel Controls and the different blocking categories for BT customers.
Virgin Media Parental Controls
Handy tools to help you and your family stay safe on the internet for Virgin Media customers
YouTube Parents Resources
Links to tips, advice and tools to help parents manage their families experiences on YouTube.
Twitter Help
Help and articles on how to use, manage, secure and stay safe on Twitter.
Sky Broadband Shield
Sky Broadband Shield is a set of tools designed to help make the internet a safer place for your whole family at no extra cost for Sky customers.