Parents Social Networking Guide
Launched by the Minister of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Brian Lenihan - The parents' guide to social networking websites was produced by the Internet Advisory Board (IAB). The guide explains what social networking websites are and how they operate, all in a user-friendly format.
Source: Internet Advisory Board
Byron Review Report
The Safer Children in a Digital World report sets out an ambitious action plan for Government, industry and families to work together to support children's safety online and to reduce access to adult video games.
Source: Government
SWGfL Social Networking Report
The experience of South West Schools with Social Networking sites' - reporting on the extent and nature of issues that schools deal with and how reported incidents are managed by social network providers.
Source: SWGfL
Know it all for Parents
The DfES have supported Childnet International in updating their 'Know IT All' resources. This is a set of resources to help educate young people, parents and teachers about safe and positive use of the internet.
Source: Childnet International
AOL 'Discuss' adverts
View the 'Some people think the internet is a good thing' and 'Some people think the internet is a bad thing' ads on YouTube (a 2 min. clip featuring both ads)
BBC Chat Guide Booklet for Parents
A guide for parents on how to keep children safe online and on mobiles.
Source: BBC
Childnet's Fact Sheets
Fact sheets covering issues such as 'how to keep your children safe online', advice on filtering and technological situations, mobile phones, searching, chatting, internet addiction, spam, putting photos on the web etc.
Source: Childnet
Cyberbullying film - 'Lets fight it together'
'Lets fight it togerher' is a short film and depicts the story of a teenager who becomes the target of bullying via the internet and his mobile phone. There is a Teachers Guide, designed to help you make the most of the resource, as well as support materials.
Source: Childnet
'Keeping children safe online' video
Klicksafe have produced a movie recently called 'Who is Klaus?' (English version - it may take a minute to download) which highlights the (virtual) reality of keeping children safe online.
Source: Klicksafe/CEOP
Ofcom Social Networking Report
The Ofcom report looks into the impact of social networks on people's lives.
Source: Ofcom