Online Safety

Please visit our 'Safeguarding' page for our Online Safety Policy and Anti-Cyber Bullying Guidelines.

Please visit our 'Internet Safety' page within the 'Children' menu for games to improve your children's knowledge.

Please see the bottom of this page to view all of our latest Online Safety Bulletins.

Parental Guides for Supporting your Child with Online Safety

The National College creates many useful guides for supporting children accessing the internet.
Below, we have linked a few that we hope you will find useful.

What parents and educators need to know about using and reviewing parental controls

How to set parental controls - Apple phones and tablets (iPhone, iPad)

How to set parental controls - Android phones and tablets

Choosing which apps, games and websites to let your children access

Most social media apps are exclusively for the use of people over the age of 13.
Primary aged children should not have access to these.

Click these links to find information parents and educators need to know about:

YouTube (Age rating 13+ to create an account)
Instagram (Age rating 13+)
Snapchat (Age rating 13+)
WhatsApp (Age rating 16+)
TikTok (Age rating 13+)
Discord (Age rating 13+)

Please search for the PEGI age ratings to decide if a game is suitable for your child.

Pokemon Go (PEGI age 7+)
Roblox (PEGI age 7+ )
However there are elements of this game that are 13+ and children should be guided to choose games suitable for their age.
Rocket League (PEGI age 3+)
Fortnite (PEGI age 12+)

There are many more guides for games and apps available from The National College.
Please email us, FAO Miss Hyland, if you would like to know more about a specific game or app.

Websites that can further your knowledge

Supporting Young People Online - Leaflet available in 14 languages

See also the 'Internet Safety' page within the 'Children' menu for games to improve your children's knowledge.

Internet Safety