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Being safe online

This page contains information about where to find information, advice and support on online safety.

Keeping children safe online is a priority for all adults, but it can be difficult to keep up with the latest technologies and to understand the issues that children face.

There are many places online that you can find advice from the experts on keeping students safe online and you can find links to some of these below.

Top tips from the experts include:

keeping information about yourself private (like your name, address and date of birth)
looking out for scams and dangerous conversations (remember not everyone online is trustworthy)
keeping your device up-to-date and secure (by downloading the latest updates when they are released)
never sharing your passwords with others (keep them to yourself to keep your accounts safe)
sense checking information that you read online (remember that not everyone is telling the truth, and some people will have different opinions about events)
talking to children about online safety (so they know what to do and not do & also know how to get help)
keeping screen time to a minimum (to avoid overuse, but also to experience life away from technology and online activity)

Help and advice for adults from the experts

NSPCC

The NSPCC website contains a range of advice for adults and children. Including advice on what to look out for, actions adults can take to keep children safe and information about technology that students use.

Go to the NSPCC website

There is also a helpline where you can speak to the NSPCC about any issues that you or your child are experiencing and get advice and support from safeguarding experts.

Childline website

The Childline website features a range of advice and support for the most common online safety issues and tips to stay safe online. You can also find videos for students explaining what to do and what not to do online.

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Internet Matters website

The Internet Matters website contains a range of information and advice that you may find useful, including advice about the most common online safety issues, videos for adults and children and tips for how to stay safe online.

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Childnet website

The Childnet website contains advice for adults and children about the biggest online safety issues and what to do if they happen to you.

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It also contains practical advice aimed at young children for how to stay safe online and how to get help if you need it.

GOV.UK - Keep your child safe online

The GOV.UK website includes useful advice about online safety in a range of scenarios and contains links to campaigns, websites and support groups that you may find useful.

You can also find suggestions for apps that can keep children safe online

Go to the GOV.UK website

This page also contains wider safeguarding advice including topics such as mental health, criminal exploitations and radicalisation.

Enspire City and Online Safety

providing a safe environment to explore careers in Engineering

Our Enspire City product has been designed with online safety in mind:

Students can explore the site without sharing any personal or identifying information
Students do not communicate with each other within the site reducing the risk of cyberbullying
Links to external sites and videos have been reviewed by our team for safeguarding issues
We do track cookies within the site, but this is exclusively to monitor performance and make improvements to the site
We provide advice on this site about keeping students safe

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Skills Miner and Online Safety

safe gaming experiences to explore problems solving and careers in Engineering

Our Skills Miner games have been designed with online safety in mind:

Produced in the Education version of Minecraft where online safety is promoted and activity stays within the software to protect students from harm
Students will play the games without sharing any personal or identifying information
Students do not communicate with each other within the games reducing the risk of cyberbullying
We do not track cookies or analytics within the games.
We provide advice on this site about keeping students safe

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