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Online Safety Advice

PARENTAL CONTROLS AND FILTERING

Below are some useful links for parents who want to know more about keeping their children safe online.

A Parents' Guide to Technology from the UK Safer Internet Centre - A guide exploring many popular technologies today, as well as raising awareness of the safety tools available.

Guidance on Parental Controls from the UK Safer Internet Centre - BT, Sky, Talk Talk and Virgin Media all provide their customers with free parental controls that can be activated at any time. Videos on setting up these controls can be accessed from this link

Google Safety Centre - Information, Guidance and step by step guide to using safety tools on various Google services such as YouTube, Google+, Google Search, Chrome and Android.

Parents Guide to Instagram

ONLINE SAFETY ADVICE

To report concerns about a person’s online behaviour:

CEOP - Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre

Concerned about the welfare of a child in Suffolk? Call Customer First (24hr service): 0808 800 4005

Suspect a crime has been committed? Suffolk Police: 01473 613500

Internet Matters is an independent, not-for-profit organisation to help parents keep their children safe online.

Internetmatters.org Advice for Parents 6-10

Think U Know (CEOP) Website - Information for Parents

Get Net Wise for advice about filtering / parental control software, viruses and preventing SPAM

Childnet International Internet Safety Charity

KidSMART

UK Safer Internet Centre - Advice for Parents and Carers

Advice on Setting Up YouTube accounts from SWGfL