Safe Surfing Links
The links below provide some of the best advice for adults and children using the internet.
Many of these organisations work in partnership with the IWF.
If you are worried about a child being abused please click here for more information.
If you are worried about a child potentially being 'groomed' online or in a chatoom please click here for more information.
If you are worried about a child potentially being 'groomed' online or in a chatoom please click here for more information.
New guidance to protect children using chat rooms and search engines has been published by the Home Office
This website is managed by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre and contains information on how to stay safe online. Topics include mobiles, blogging and gaming sites. It also allows children to tell CEOP if they feel uncomfortable or worried about someone they are chatting to online
BBC
Internet safety made simple by the BBC
Internet safety made simple by the BBC
CHILDNET International
The children's Internet charity committed to helping to make the Internet a great and safe place for children
The children's Internet charity committed to helping to make the Internet a great and safe place for children
This web site provides advice and information on all aspects of internet safety for Schools and LEA's
For Kids By Kids Online
Advice and information for children on safe surfing
Advice and information for children on safe surfing
Gridclub
Grid Club is a safe on-line learning club for young people.
The DfES has funded Grid Club, with an investment of £6 million and 4Learning, the educational arm of Channel 4 Television, manages the GridClub project. GridClub was launched at the BETT show in January 2001 and has won awards including an EMMY Multimedia award and more recently, the ISPA IWF Award for Online Safety.
Grid Club is a safe on-line learning club for young people.
The DfES has funded Grid Club, with an investment of £6 million and 4Learning, the educational arm of Channel 4 Television, manages the GridClub project. GridClub was launched at the BETT show in January 2001 and has won awards including an EMMY Multimedia award and more recently, the ISPA IWF Award for Online Safety.
ITsafe is a government service, launched in February 2005, to provide both home users and small businesses with proven, plain English advice on protecting computers, mobile phones and other devices from malicious attack. ITsafe provides a website (designed specifically to work over slow connections and with most computers) that gives advice on keeping your devices safe, including a glossary in plain English to help you understand any technical terms that are used and a warning archive which will warn you of the most serious risks that might affect you when you use your computer
Practical Internet safety advice website for schools produced by Childnet
Excellent internet safety section covering many different aspects of online safety including bullying & chatrooms
Parentscentre
Helping you to help your child.
Helping you to help your child.
Developed by the Department for Edcuation & Skills, this site provides information and support for parents on how to help with your child's learning and includes a section on 'Using the internet'.
A website created to help parents with children through their primary school years.
Wiseuptothenet
In March 2001 the Task Force on Child Protection on the Internet was established by the Home Office. It is a unique partnership of Government, Industry, police and charitable organisations, working together to tackle the danger posed to children by online paedophiles
In March 2001 the Task Force on Child Protection on the Internet was established by the Home Office. It is a unique partnership of Government, Industry, police and charitable organisations, working together to tackle the danger posed to children by online paedophiles
The Children's Partnership works to ensure that all children, especially those at risk of being left behind, have the resources and the opportunities they need to grow up healthy and lead productive lives.
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