Better Internet for Kids

What the Resource Covers?

The resource breaks down certain topics and offers safeguarding advice to consider. These include:

Leadership – Who has responsibility and what needs to be reviewed?

Online Learning Environment – Are staff able to work effectively at home or in the classroom?

Preparation – Does everyone have the correct knowledge and are they aware of new measures?

Expectations – Ensure expectations are met when delivering online sessions.

The Roblox Checklist provides all the information about the online multiplayer game creation platform while giving you quick answers to questions such as:

What is Roblox?
How to report abuse in game?
How do block users in-game?
How to add a PIN to your account?
Where can I go for further support?
What is Robux?

The leaflet was created by SWGfL and the UK Safer Internet Centre in collaboration with Roblox.

These resources were created by Childnet, a UK Safer Internet Centre partner, during lockdown in April 2020. Since the team couldn't deliver sessions directly to children, they created these easy-to-follow videos that parents and carers can do at home with their children.

What are the interactive video lessons?

The Netflix checklist provides all the latest information on parental controls whilst showing you:

How to set up children’s accounts
How to add maturity ratings
How to block shows
How to lock profiles
How to turn autoplay on and off
How to access viewing history
The leaflet was created by SWGfL and UK Safer Internet Centre in collaboration with Netflix.

A poster resource from the UK Safer Internet Centre that was created in response to COVID-19 and the need of schools to understand what they should consider to enable safe remote learning.
As everywhere else in the world, schools in the UK were affected by the closures and found themselves in a situation where they had to quickly put in place all necessary steps to enable staff to work safely at home as well as pupil to continue learning safely from home too.

The Snapchat Checklist has been redesigned and extended by SWGfL Team in November 2019.
It quickly answers those common questions about your profile such as
What is Snapchat?
How do I find all my friends?
How do I report a problem?
How do I block and delete?
Where can I go for further support?
If these questions weren't ever considered, the leaflet also includes other questions such as 'What else can I do on Snapchat?'.

This Parents' Guide gives advice on how to begin conversations about online experiences, how to work together as a family to support young people online, and how to handle difficult conversations or situations. It has 5 sections which each come with examples of questions to use to start conversations around safe and positive internet use, and 10 key messages to share with young people.

This online resource explains to parents and carers what is meant by sexting, outlines UK law, offers advice on taking positive action and gives age appropriate advice for 3-7s, 7-11s, 11-14s and 14-18s. Each individual age category has age appropriate context, advice, top tips and conversation starters.

This online resource explains to parents and carers what young people my experience whilst gaming, what is new and emerging within the gaming world and gives age appropriate advice for 3-7s, 7-11s, 11-14s and 14-18s. Each individual age category has age appropriate context, advice, top tips and conversation starters.

This STAR Toolkit is an extension of an original project developed in 2014 in partnership with Leicester City Council’s
Building Schools for the Future programme, with input and support from three schools in Leicester. This updated and
extended toolkit has been developed in 2018-2019 in partnership with SEN educators and supported by the European
Commission. The guidance aims to equip, enable and empower educators with the relevant knowledge they need to
support young people who have special educational needs when they are online.