Online Safety
In this section you will find guidance on Internet safety and links to external sites which also provide guidance. Let us know what you think of the activities, or if you know of better ones, by filling in the comment box below.
Our Policies and Guidelines
Online Guides
With each newsletter we send, there will be a guide to enhance online safety at home. Each time we send one out, it will be added below. These are all taken from the National Online Safety group – the first link in the helpful resources section below – if you wish to look for other information.
Other Helpful Resoures
National Online Safety Guides
Lots of excellent guides to current apps and safety advice. Lots of other information by navigating the site also.
Internet Matters
Use this link to access parental guides on how to set up parental controls on any device or network.
Welcome to Thinkuknow
Thinkuknow is the education programme from NCA-CEOP, a UK organisation which protects children both online and offline.
Play Like Share
Play Like Share follows the adventures of Alfie, Ellie and Sam as they form a band and enter their school’s Battle of the Bands contest, taking on the mean but ‘cool’ Popcorn Wizards as they go. The three friends learn that while the internet can help, they need to use it wisely and safely.
Vodafone Digital Parenting Guides
Digital Parenting gives parents the knowledge and tools they need to have important conversations with their children about the digital world - so families can get the most out of it and navigate it safely.
Better Internet for Kids
An EU website sharing information in order to increase access to high-quality content for children and young people, step up awareness and empowerment, create a safe environment for children online, and fight against child sexual abuse and child sexual exploitation.
eSafety Kit
Choose Ireland as your country (the only English speaking country available). There are lots of suggestions for Internet safety rules and activities to boost children's understanding of staying safe online.
Get Safe Online
Get Safe Online is the UK’s leading source of unbiased, factual and easy-to-understand information on online safety.
Virtual Global Taskforce
The Virtual Global Taskforce (VGT) seeks to build an effective, international partnership of law enforcement agencies, non-government organisations and industry to help protect children from online child abuse and other forms of transnational child sexual exploitation.
Childnet International
Welcome to Childnet International, a non-profit organisation working with others to help make the internet a great and safe place for children.
Connect Safely
ConnectSafely.org is a Silicon Valley, Calif.-based nonprofit organization dedicated to educating users of connected technology about safety, privacy and security. Here you’ll find research-based safety tips, parents’ guidebooks, advice, news and commentary on all aspects of tech use and policy.
UK Council for Child Internet Safety
The UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) was a group of more than 200 organisations drawn from across government, industry, law, academia and charity sectors that work in partnership to help keep children safe online.
Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP)
Are you worried about online sexual abuse or the way someone has been communicating with you online? Make a report to one of CEOP's Child Protection Advisors
Internet Watch Foundation
We work internationally to make the internet safer by removing images of child sexual abuse. We’re an independent not for profit organisation and work with the global internet industry and the European Commission.
Virgin Media guidance
The internet has so many positive and wonderful aspects to enjoy but there can be a darker side. We look at some of the most constructive ways to protect yourselves and your children from the main dangers and difficult trends online. Hints, tips and insights around the major issues.