Keeping your child safe online is paramount to our Safeguarding policy at Hampton High. Whilst the Internet has many educational benefits for young people, unsupervised online access can lead to many issues for young people, including children being exposed to fake news and misinformation, children being exposed to viewing inappropriate content and children having unmonitored excessive screen time, which can affect their concentration, cognition and learning in school.
Internet Matters is a leading website, which can offer a wide range of advice to parents about the dangers of online use and offer a wide range of tips to keep your child safe. If you are unsure how to set safety controls and increase privacy settings on your child's devices, the following link offers simple step-by-step guides for all leading Internet sources, including search engines, social media apps and for gaming consoles:
If your child would like further guidance about Internet safety, the BBC has created an information page for children to help them 'own' their online presence, which can be accessed via the following link:
Own It - A place to help you boss your life online - Own It - BBC
Leading Internet sites which offer a wide-range of parental advice for keeping your child safe online include:
Internet matters - for support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online
Net-aware - for support for parents and careers from the NSPCC
Parent info - for support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online
Thinkuknow - for advice from the National Crime Agency to stay safe online
UK Safer Internet Centre - advice for parents and carers
National Online Safety – advice for parents, carers and young people
London Grid for Learning - for support for parents and carers to keep their children safe online
For access to further information about online safety, you can download information leaflets below about the following topics:
- Top Tips to keep your child safer while online, Achieving for Children
- E-Safety during Covid-19, Hampton High policy
- Parenting in the Digital Age, Internet Matters
- What children need to know about online bullying, National Online Safety
- What parents need to know about SnapChat, National Online Safety
- What parents need to know about WhatsApp, National Online Safety
- Safety Tips, Internet Matters
