UK Safer Internet Centre

The UK Safer Internet Centre is a partnership of three leading charities – Childnet International, South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL) and the Internet Watch Foundation - with a shared mission to make the internet a better place for children and young people.

The partnership was appointed by the European Commission as the Safer Internet Centre for the UK in January 2011 and is one of the 31 Safer Internet Centres of the Insafe network.

The UK Safer Internet Centre delivers a wide range of activity to promote the safe and responsible use of technology by children and young people:

• coordinates Safer Internet Day in the UK, reaching millions every year
• founded and operates an online safety helpline for professionals working with children in the UK, including teachers and police officers
• operates the UK’s hotline for reporting online child sexual abuse imagery
• develops new advice and educational resources for children, parents and carers and teachers to meet emerging trends in the fast-changing online environment
• delivers education sessions for children, parents, carers, teachers and the wider children’s workforce, including free events across the UK
• trains children and young people to be peer educators and champions for the safe and positive use of technology
• shapes policy at school, industry and government level, both in the UK and internationally, and facilitates youth panels to give young people a voice on these issues.

For more information visit www.saferinternet.org.uk and the websites of the partners: Childnet, the Internet Watch Foundation and SWGfL.

Please find below further links regarding on-line safeguarding. We hope you find them useful.

Keeping Young Children Safe Online (UK Safer Internet Centre) - A useful e-Safety Guide for parents.

http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/

The Parents Guide to Technology from the UK Safer Internet Centre has been created to answer these questions and introduce some of the most popular devices, highlighting the safety tools available and empowering parents with the knowledge they need to support their children to use these technologies safely and responsibly".
http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-and-resources/parents-and-carers/parents-guide-to-technology

How to set up the parental controls offered by your internet provider (UK Safer Internet Centre)http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-and-resources/parents-and-carers/parental-controls
 

The Digizen website - "This provides information for educators, parents, carers, and young people. It is used to strengthen their awareness and understanding of what digital citizenship is and encourages users of technology to be and become responsible Digital Citizens."
http://www.digizen.org/

A guide from Google to show parents how they can protect your family online.
http://www.google.co.uk/goodtoknow/familysafety/

YouTube Safety Centre - http://www.youtube.com/yt/policyandsafety/safety.html

The Cybersmile Foundation website (The Cyberbullying Charity) http://www.cybersmile.org

Advice for parents and cares on cyberbullying https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/444865/Advice_for_parents_on_cyberbullying.pdf

The parents section of the Know IT All website. The site contains information about positive ways young people are using different technologies, what the risks are to users and it outlines practical advice in avoiding or minimising risks when using online and mobile technologies.
http://www.childnet.com/kia/parents/

Child Safety Online Overview (Knowthenet) http://www.knowthenet.org.uk/knowledge-centre/child-safety

Avoiding Ratting - Remote Access Trojans   https://www.getsafeonline.org/protecting-yourself/avoiding-ratting/

Facebook Family Safety Centre -https://www.facebook.com/safety

Internet Matters website https://www.internetmatters.org/