It can be difficult to know where to start with internet risks. The first document will help children and young people think about the things they can do to protect themselves. The second provides support for parents from the Internet Watch Foundation, with practical advice on how to keep children and young people safe.
These leaflets help parents understand the risks and provide advice on these social networking platforms.
Children and young people can often be exposed to unsettling stories, images and ideas. These leaflets help parents to support them with this and links to further help.
Useful leaflets to help parents understand some simple precautions they can take to support their children and young people.
Featured guide TikTok Parent Zone At the heart of digital family life
Unsure how to get started with Digital Leaders? Why not take a look at the advice from @ChildnetDL and set up your own programme which helps learners educate their peers about online safety!
Did you see this great read along Hanni and the Magic Window which @DigiLearnScot posted on Safer Internet Day this week? Check it out below and maybe you can use this with your learners during Cyber Scotland Week!
With Safer Internet Day on 7 February and Cyber Scotland Week from 27th February – 5th March 2023, I thought it would be helpful to share some resources for parents.
Check out this free online safety guide for parents from National Online Safety.
This starts on 27th February. What will you do for it?
Check out some of the National offerings here: Cyber Scotland Week 2023.
Don’t forget to tag @DigiLearnRen and @DigiLearnScot to share what you are planning!
Our Ambassador training has continued with all of our Primary cohorts successfully gaining their certification 👏 Our Secondary cohort completed their training yesterday. As part of this training, the group have been looking at useful resources and we will be sharing these with you regularly. The first of these is a Parent guide to the Dark Web.
The Dark Web factsheet for parent and carers
We hope you find these useful.
Our latest cohort of Primary Get Safe Online Ambassadors completed their training last week. As part of the training, the looked at the If Not Now, When report from Online Safety UK. the report was undertaken with 8000 children and young people across the UK in early 2022. You can read the report here.
