Internet Safety

In the same way you learn about home safety, fire safety and road safety, it is important that everyone learns how to stay safe online. There are some Golden Rules that everyone should follow to stay safe online.

The sharing of inappropriate images on Social Media is a practice that some young people are becoming involved in. This is done on a number of different forums including Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat to name a few, It normally takes place between young people in a relationship but there has been incidents where images have been sent to complete strangers.

Keeping up to date with what your children are doing online can seem daunting. Technology is constantly advancing and sometimes parents feel that their children know more about the internet than they do.

There are a number of excellent websites giving advice on staying safe online and some safety tips for the use of Social Media.