Internet Safety
Question: Who is responsible for Internet Safety?
Answer: No single organisation is responsible as the internet is not regulated. However there are quite a few organisations that give tips on internet safety.
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.
Thinkuknow
This website is brought to you by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre and contains information on internet safety and safe surfing for young people. It covers online safety – including mobiles, blogging and gaming sites. You can also tell them if you feel uncomfortable or worried about someone you're chatting to online.
This website is brought to you by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre and contains information on internet safety and safe surfing for young people. It covers online safety – including mobiles, blogging and gaming sites. You can also tell them if you feel uncomfortable or worried about someone you're 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 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 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'.
Page Created: Fri, August 26th, 2005
Page Modified: Mon, December 18th, 2006
