This book, provided by the National Online Safety Website, is a fantastic way to introduce your children to some of the potential dangers of the online world. Why not read it with your child and use it as a great starting point for discussion.

As the children return to school this September, it is important to remember that Online Safety continues to be an area that we must regularly discuss with them - ensuring they are equipped with the skills and knowledge to stay safe. This poster from the National Online Safety website contains some great ideas for topics of discussion. If you need any support with this please contact the school.

With children playing computer games more often at the moment, it is really important that you have a good understanding of the age appropriateness of the games they are playing. Please click on this link https://pegi.info/ to go to the PEGI rating website. A website that allows you to search on any game and it will tell you what the age rating is. For example Fortnite is PEGI 12, so no children at Houndsfield should be playing this game.

With more and more children being online at a younger age, we feel that it is important that parents are able to discuss the potential dangers that children might face when using the internet. Think U Know have some short animations that you can share with your child at home on topics such as watching videos, sharing pictures and playing games. Click on the Think U Know logo to discover more.

Did you know that the minimum age that a child should be when using Snapchat is 13 years old? Please click on the document to the left to find out more about this app.