All of our schools have a designated e-safety lead who is responsible for running regular online safety workshops for parents. Speak to your school to see when their next one is.
Internet Matters has loads of great advice for parents looking to up-skill themselves when it comes to online safety.
Get expert support and practical tips to help children benefit from connected technology and the internet safely and smartly.
www.nationalonlinesafety.com provide a range of free courses, webinars and literature to support schools and parents in keeping children safe online.
https://www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers also has advice and downloadable resources to support conversations with children. Digiduck's Big Decision is a great story particularly for very young children, which can help to instigate conversations about online safety.
UK Safer Internet Centre are a group who run an annual 'Safer Internet Day' which helps to raise awareness of e-safety in schools across the country. They have a range of support tools for parents and carers too; visit https://saferinternet.org.uk/guide-and-resource/parents-and-carers
It has six respective sites for supporting parents and for children to use to educate themselves on being internet safe.
If you are at all concerned about online grooming, sexual abuse or any other form of inappropriate online contact, you can contact CEOP to report your concerns. Experienced child protection advisors will be able to support you in your next steps.