Online Safety
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Important Tips for Staying Safe Online
Protect your online reputation: manage your digital footprints. Content posted online can last forever and could be shared publicly by anyone.
Know where to find help: understand how to report to service providers and use blocking and deleting tools. If something happens that upsets you online, it’s never too late to tell someone.
Don’t give in to pressure: if you lose your inhibitions you've lost control; once you’ve pressed send you can’t take it back.
Respect the law: use reliable services and know how to legally access the music, film and TV you want.
Think before you post: Before you post anything online make sure you "Think" - T - Is it True?, H - Is it Helpful?, I - Is it Inspiring?, N - Is is Necessary?, K - Is it Kind?
Acknowledge your sources: use trustworthy content and remember to give credit when using others’ work/ideas.
Look after your emotional wellbeing: Consider how social media and extensive use of the internet impacts your emotional wellbeing and your sleep.
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Cyberbullying
Digital Wellbeing
Fake News
Gaming
Live-Streaming
Location Services
Online Grooming
Online Reputation
Phishing & Scams
Privacy & Data
Nudes
Unsuitable Content
Privacy Settings
Screen Time
Social Media
Sharenting
Sexual Harassment
Video Calls
Expiring Content
Radicalisation
Useful Sites for Support and Information
Thinkuknow
Thinkuknow is the education programme from NCA-CEOP, a UK organisation which protects children both online and offline.
Childline
Childline helps anyone under 19 in the UK with any issue they’re going through. You can talk about anything. Whether it’s something big or small, their trained counsellors are there to support you.
Childnet
Has a information on different topics ranging from cyberbullying to gaming to scams to online grooming. Includes info of what the risks are and what to do.
Click CEOP
Reporting online abuse to CEOP
Telling an adult can really help you to start to get out of a difficult situation. If you feel as though you can’t tell an adult you trust, and you are worried about how someone is talking to you online, you can report to CEOP here.
But remember if you feel you or another child are in immediate danger call the police on 999 straight away.
Report Harmful Content
Report Harmful Content can help you to report harmful content online by providing up to date information on community standards and direct links to the correct reporting facilities across multiple platforms
Report Remove
Childlines tool for removing unwanted content online