Safer Internet Day 2024
Safer Internet Day 2024 took place on the 6th of February 202, with celebrations and learning based around the theme ‘Together for a better internet’.
Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre, the celebration sees thousands of organisations get involved to promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people.
In the UK, we are celebrating by putting children and young people’s voices at the heart of the day and encouraging them to shape the online safety support that they receive.
That is why we are asking parents, carers, teachers, government, policymakers, and the wider online safety industry to take time to listen to children and young people and make positive change together.
This year we are hoping to answer the following questions:
- What issues really matter to children and young people?
- What changes do they want to see?
- How can we all work together to advocate for them moving forward?
Information take from: https://saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2024
Top Tips for Parents and Carers taken from the Safer Internet Day website
These top tips have been written for you (parents and carers) to help you support your child to stay safe and happy online.
This Safer Internet Day make space for….
- Make space for regular conversations about life online
- Make space for enjoying and exploring the online world together!
- Make space for working as a family to agree expectations for going online
- Make space for learning about the apps, games and websites your child is using
- Make space for supporting and reassuring your child if things go wrong
For further information click on this link: Top Tips for Parents and Carers
For further advice and tips, please take a look at:
NSPCC's section on online safety
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
Childnet
UK Safer Internet Centre
A useful game for children about aspects of online safety: