Advice and tips for staying safe online

   Search Engines for Children

Here are links to some search websites that are specifically designed for children to use:

Google Junior: https://www.googlejunior.com/

Simple Wikipedia: https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

DK Findout: http://www.dkfindout.com/uk/

  Other useful websites

Counselling directory 

Counselling Directory is a confidential service that encourages those in distress to seek help. The directory contains information on many different types of distress, as well as articles, news, and events. Take a look at their E-Safety/Staying Safe Online page for some more top tips on having the safest online persona:

http://www.counselling-directory.org.uk/staying-safe-online.html

Child Help Line
Child Help Line is a free, private and confidential service where children can talk about any matters such as, online bullying, friendships, school and home life. They are a service available online, on the phone, anytime.

https://www.childline.org.uk/

Think u know
The National Crime Agency's CEOP Education team aim to help protect children and young people from online child sexual abuse. They do this through an education programme, providing training, resources and information to professionals working with children, young people and their families. 

https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

NSPCC
The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children provides training and resources to help you protect children from abuse and neglect.

https://learning.nspcc.org.uk/

Safety Detectives
This is a blog post which has information about using parental controls on your devices at home. This is very useful to help keep your children safe when using the internet outside of school. 

https://www.safetydetectives.com

Parents protect

This organisation offers support for parents and carers in how to keep their children safe online. They offer a free confidential helpline as well as many resources about E-Safety.

https://www.parentsprotect.co.uk/