We know that helping your child to learn from home may be difficult, especially with the sudden influx of online resources available to you. This page is intended to provide you with support and resources to help you learn about online safety at home with your child.
Thinkuknow has helpsheets for parents and carers. We have attached the one aimed at primary schools here. This contains key online safety advice and links to their resources, as well as support services.
Once you have read the helpsheets, click on the links below to download your first home activity packs for each age range. Each pack contains two 15 minute activities to do with your child, using Thinkuknow resources. The next two will be released in a fortnight’s time.
You’ll find lots more advice on keeping your child safe online at www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents
Parent Info provides expert information for parents about digital family life
NSPCC Net Aware provides reviews and guidance on the most popular social networks, apps and games that children use.
Internet Matters has a useful guide showing how to set parental controls across a range of devices and websites.
http://www.internetmatters.org/parental-controls/interactive-guide/
The National Online Safety website offers a range of guides on multiple topics from how to be kind online, through to children’s safety whilst gaming online.
https://nationalonlinesafety.com/guides
Parent Zone offer detailed advice and knowledge about a wide range of different games and apps that your children might be using.
https://parentzone.org.uk/advice/parent-guides
If you feel like you need any more advice, would like to know more about online safety or have concerns about how your child might be impacted by the technology that they’re using, please don’t hesitate to contact the school welfare team.