BB6Y LENS September 2019 Vol 6: Issue No. Two Excellence Through Partnership
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Keeping safe On-line information
THINK YOU KNOW? We would like to share some websites, that are useful for parents that contain a wealth of free information and resources to help you keep your child safe online: http://parentinfo.org/ https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/ https://parentzone.org.uk/ https://www.internetmatters.org/ https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping- children-safe/online-safety/ A new mobile game, ‘Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’ has been launched and dubbed as the new ‘Pokemon Go’ there are a few safety considerations that parents need to be aware of. Parentzone has published an article with top tips. https://parentzone.org.uk/article/harry-potter-wizards- unite-what-parents-should-know-about-mobile-game Safeguarding children online is everyone’s responsibility. Here are a few tips that might help you to protect your child. If you would like further advice or support then please do not hesitate to speak to your child’s class teacher, or our ICT guru, Mr Oakes. • Are parental controls set on your broadband and on all devices including PCs, tablets, phones, TV, gaming devices? • Talk regularly to your child about how they can keep safe online and what to do if they are worried about something. • Are your online accounts’ passwords protected so only you know them? • Does your child use Facebook or other social media and messaging apps? • Set your homepage to a child friendly site and ensure, if your child has an account, it has strict parental controls. • Make sure children are online in a place you can keep an eye on them. • Ensure children only have access to age-appropriate games, fi lms, TV programmes. • If your children use on-line gaming or chat, keep reminding them that those who purport to be children, may not be.
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