E-Safety Advice @ HTC
The websites below provide a comprehensive list of links and information about online safety so students, can decide what is right for them when using the Internet and associated technologies.
Students are aware that if they are concerned about their own digital activity at HTC they can discuss or report it to their Year Leaders, Tutors, Mrs Skeet (Student Counsellor) or their ICT Teacher. At home they are encouraged to discuss any concerns with parents or carers and if necessary report issues to the Police and CEOP.
E-Safety Websites
CHILD EXPLOITATION AND ONLINE PROTECTION CENTRE (CEOP)
CEOP works with child protection partners across the UK and overseas to identify the main threats to children and coordinates activity against these threats to bring offenders to account. CEOP protects children from harm online and offline, both directly and in partnership with local and international agencies. Click on the link if you or somebody you know of has been, or may be, the victim of on-line harassment, bullying or exploitation.
Internet Watch Foundation (IWF)
Click on the link above if you have discovered any offensive websites or obscene content on the internet. The Internet Watch Foundation has the power to shut these sites down to minimise the availability of potentially criminal internet content specifically:
- Child sexual abuse content* hosted anywhere in the world.
- Criminally obscene adult content hosted in the UK.
- Non-photographic child sexual abuse images hosted in the UK.
THINK U KNOW
Think U Know is an important web site that is aimed at children and their parents/carers to educate all concerned about the potential dangers and risks that currently exisit on the internet. It is an important aspect of modern life that parents and carers are aware of exactly what their children have posted on line, what security risks there are and also what site their children are visiting. Please click on the links below and spend some time watching the video clips and resources therein.
MIND
Click on the link above if you would like to make contact with an impartial person to speak to if you, or someone you know of , may be feeling depressed, anxious or suffering from any sort of mental illness.
We provide advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. We campaign to improve services, raise awareness and promote understanding.
TALK TO FRANK
www.talktofrank.com
FRANK helps you find out everything you might want to know about drugs (and some stuff you don’t). For friendly, confidential advice, Talk to FRANK. Click on the link above if you have any queries, or are concerned about any one, in relation to drug, alcohol and substance abuse.
General links
Online safety for children: a guide to protecting your kids online
ChildNet International – special parents section & leaflets for download
GetNetWise
Microsoft
Directgov website
Be Safe Online
BBC guide to using the Internet
Digizen – Young people and social networks
KidSMART
Connect Safely
Worried? Need to Talk?
Protecting Children’s Privacy Online
Personal
Internet Watch Foundation Report illegal web content
Remove your details from 192.com
Chatroom
ChatDanger
Bullying
Anti-Bullying Network
Beat Bullying
Bullying UK
Fun
Be Smart Online – Game
CBBC stay safe website
Technical
Get safe online
Filtering
Net Nanny
Responsible Surfing
Safe Surf
CyberPatrol
Text Message Translators
Lingo to word
Transl8it – make sense of text messaging
Social Networking
Everything you need to know about Safe Social Networking
Bebo Safe Social networking advice
10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know
Useful software websites – mostly free
AVG Anti-virus website
free.avg.com/gb-en/homepage
Spybot – Anti-Spyware
www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html
Zone Alarm Firewall
www.zonealarm.com/security/en-us/zonealarm-pc-security-free-firewall.html