E-Safety
At Gatton, we take E-Safety seriously and strive to equip our students and parents with the information and support they need to stay safe online. We provide parents with weekly up-to-date E-Safety tips in our Jummuah notices.
Broadband controls
Most broadband providers include parental controls for free as part of their broadband package, which means that any device that connects to your Wi-Fi will be protected by any controls you set up. Find out how to set yours up here:
Sky
https://www.sky.com/help/articles/sky-broadband-shield-start
BT
https://www.bt.com/help/security/how-to-keep-your-family-safe-online-with-bt-parental-controls-an
Talktalk
https://community.talktalk.co.uk/t5/Keeping-your-Family-Safe/bd-p/kfshub
Virgin
https://www.virginmedia.com/broadband/parental-control
O2
https://www.o2.co.uk/help/online-safety
Remember, children may have devices that use mobile data, so they won’t always be connected to your internet so ensure you set up parental controls on those devices too. Further information: https://saferinternet.org.uk/guideand-resource/parental-controlsoffered-by-your-home-internetprovi
Parents guide to Roblox and how to your children can play it safely: https://www.internetmatters.org/hub/esafety-news/parents-guide-to-roblox-and-how-your-kids-can-play-it-safely/
Parent guide for safer YouTube and streaming https://www.safetydetectives.com/blog/parents-guide-for-safe-youtube-and-internet-streaming-for-kids/
Parent online safety support: https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/
NSPCC: https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
Games children can play online
Interland is a fun game children can play online teaching them how to keep safe online: https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/interland
You can also use this database to search for games based on your child’s age: https://www.taminggaming.com
E-Safety Newsletters
- 10 Top Tips for Keeping Children Safe From Cyber Crime
- 7 Questions to Help you Start a Conversation with your Child about Online Safety
- Back to School Online Safety Tips for Children
- Conversation Starters for Parents and Carers Online Content
- Online Safety Storybook
- Online Safety Tips For Children
- Online Safety Tips for Children with New Devices
- Supporting Children to Deal with Upsetting Content
- The life of Queen Elizabeth II
- What Parents and Carers need to know about Amigo
- What parents and carers need to know about APPS GAMES and software
- What parents and Carers need to know about BEREAL
- What Parents and Carers Need to Know About FIFA 23
- What parents and carers need to know about HiPAL
- What parents and carers need to know about how to combat online bullying
- What parents and carers need to know about Minecraft
- What parents and carers need to know about overwatch 2
- What parents and carers need to know about Reddit
- What parents and carers need to know about ROBLOX
- What parents and carers need to know about social media and mental health
- What parents and carers need to know about steam
- What parents and carers need to know about Tik Tok
- What Parents Need to Know about Deepfakes
- What Parents Need to Know about Echo Chambers
- What Parents Need to Know About Email Scams
- What Parents Need to Know about Esports
- What Parents Need to Know About Fake News
- What Parents Need to Know about Group Chats
- What Parents Need to Know About Home Internet Controls
- What Parents Need to Know about NFTs
- What Parents Need to Know About Online Content 10 Tips to Keep Your Children Safe Online
- What Parents Need to Know About Online Hoaxes
- What Parents Need to Know About Phishing
- What Parents Need to Know About Protecting Personal Data
- What Parents Need to Know About Voice Activated Searching
- What Parents Need to Know about WhatsApp
- What paretns and carers need to know about Twitch