How to Stay Safe online
Information on guidance, resources, and training available for a range of online safety and cyber resilience issues, to support children, families and schools stay safe and secure online.
Think You Know
‘Thinkuknow’ has sections for different ages to help you stay safe online with advice on how to deal any problems you may have when you go on the internet using your phone, tablet, console or computer. Visit www.thinkuknow.co.uk
Hwb
Hwb acts as a ‘one stop shop’ for advice and information around building digital resilience and a range of online issues and concerns, designed to support children, young people and schools.
Keeping safe online - Hwb (gov.wales)
- Hwb includes details of ‘Trusted Partners’ and links to a wide range of websites, resources and information.
Trusted partners and organisations - Hwb (gov.wales)
- Hwb includes access to several training modules
Training modules - Hwb (gov.wales)
CEOP - Child Exploitation and Online Protection
CEOP is a command of the National Crime Agency and works to pursue and prosecute child sex offenders. If you are worried about online abuse or the way someone has been communicating online, the CEOP website includes details on how you can report online sexual abuse or concerns about online communication.
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media provides independent reviews, age ratings, & other information about all types of media.
Common Sense Media: Age-Based Media Reviews for Families | Common Sense Media
Tarian
Tarian ROCU is the Regional Organised Crime Unit for South Wales, comprising of police officers and other experts from Gwent, South Wales and Dyfed Powys police forces.
There are various teams within Tarian ranging from fraud and cyber-crime investigators to asset recovery experts and intelligence specialists, who remain dedicated to disrupting and dismantling Serious Organised Crime Groups across the whole of Southern Wales.
Childnet
Childnet have been working with Welsh Government, including in relation to resources available on Hwb as well as Project deSHAME, which aims to tackle peer-based online sexual harassment by empowering local communities to work together to increase reporting among young people. Resources are available in Welsh.
Childline
‘ChildLine’ provides a wide range of online and mobile safety resources, as well as details of their 24 hr helpline, where children can talk to a someone anytime about any concern.
Contacting Childline | Childline
- Staying safe online - Follow our simple tips for staying safe online
- Sexting - Find out what to do if a sexual image has fallen into the wrong hands.
- Taking care of your digital footprint - Learn about how to keep your personal information safe online
- Mobile phone safety
- Online gaming - We can help you learn how to stay safe online when playing games
- Online grooming - We're here to tell you what you need to know to keep you and others safe.
- Cyberbullying (online bullying)
- Bullying and online bullying - Deaf Zone- Get support if you're experiencing bullying
- Cover your tracks - A guide to keeping your visits to ChildLine private