As a member of The National College we are pleased to share their Wake Up Wednesday guides which highlight the latest in online safety tips. These high-quality resources empower adults and help to protect children in the digital space – encouraging schools, parents, carers and children alike to 'wake up' to the extent of potential hazards facing children and young people online. 

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We've also included links to organisations that provide further advice and guidance on how to keep children and young people safe online.

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• What parents and careers need to know about generative AI safety

• What parents and carers need to know about AI solutions

• What parents and carers need to know about AI virtual friends

• What parents and carers need to know about Amazon Alexa

• What parents and carers need to know about Apple iPads

• What parents and carers need to know about online avatars

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B

• What parents and carers need to know about Bluesky social app

• What parents and carers need to know about how to combat online bullying

• Barnardo's

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C

• What parents and careers need to know about conspiracy theories

• What parents and carers need to know about online content

• CEOP Education

• The Children's Society

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D

• What parents and carers need to know about the deep web and the dark web

• Helping children manage device stress and anxiety

• WiseUp to Switching Off - Digital Detox Journal

 

F

• What parents and carers need to know about Facebook

•  Top 10 tips for parents and carers creating family rules for using devices 

• What parents and carers need to know about Five Nights at Freddy's

• What parents and carers need to know about online financial scams

• What children and young people need to know about free speech v hate speech

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G

•   What parents and carers need to know about online gambling 

• From online gaming to online gambling 

•  What parents and carers need to know about Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 

• What parents and carers need to know about group chats

• What parents and carers need to know about online grooming

• GOV.UK

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H

• Let's tackle online hate together

• What parents and carers need to know about horror games

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I

• What parents and carers need to know about age-inappropriate content

• What parents and carers need to know about in-game chat

• What parents and carers need to know about social pressures: influencers

• What parents and carers need to know about Instagram

• A parent and carer's guide to internet controls

• What parents and carers need to know about iPads

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L

• What parents and carers need to know about live streaming

• What parents and carers need to know about loot boxes

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M

• What parents and carers need to know about making friends online

• Top tips for managing screen time

• What parents and carers need to know about memes

• What parents and carers need to know about mental health misinformation online

• What parents and carers need to know about the metaverse

• What parents and carers need to know about Minecraft

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N

• What parents and carers need to know about Netflix

• NSPCC

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P

•  Top 10 tips for parents and carers using and reviewing parental controls 

• What parents and carers need to know about protecting personal data

•  What you need to know about phishing 

• What parents and carers need to know about Pokemon GO​

 

R

• What parents and carers need to know about Roblox

• What parents and carers need to know about online relationships and dating apps

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S

•  Top 10 tips for parents and carers essential online safety 

• Top 10 tips for parents and carers safety on social media

•  What parents and carers need to know about screen addiction 

• What parents and carers need to know about sharing photos online

• What parents and carers need to know about Snapchat

• What parents and carers need to know about social media and mental health

• What parents and carers need to know about social pressures linked to appearance

• What parents and carers need to know about social pressures linked to friends and followers

• What parents and carers need to know about social pressures linked to likes

• What parents and carers need to know about Spotify

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T

• What parents and carers need to know about technology attachment

• What parents and carers need to know about Telegram

• What parents and carers need to know about Threads

• What parents and carers need to know about TikTok

• What parents and carers need to know about online trolling

•  What parents and carers need to know about Tumblr

• How to manage what your children watch on TV

•  What parents and carers need to know about Twitch

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U​

• UK Safer Internet Centre

• Unicef

• Supporting children to deal with upsetting content

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V

• What parents and carers need to know about violent content online

• What parents and carers need to know about virtual reality

 

W

•  What you need to know about webcams 

• What parents and carers need to know about WhatsApp

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X

• What parents and carers need to know about X

Y

• What parents and carers need to know about YouTube