Safer Internet

The Devon & Torbay safeguarding children's board page.

Parents & Carers  

As the parent or carer of someone under 18 years old you are responsible for safeguarding and protecting them.

These pages will help you to understand what ‘safeguarding’ is, who is responsible for keeping children safe and what will happen if your family needs professional help.

If you have a serious concern about a child or family, call the Devon Safeguarding Hub now on 0345 155 1071 

Or email mashsecure@devon.gcsx.gov.uk

 

Devon Safeguarding Children

CEOPS Child Exploitation and Online Protection centre website.
 

Think You Know

Think You Know

The “Thinkuknow” website is brought to you by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) centre. You may have seen some of their video clips on National TV recently.

There’s a lot of information here for both children and adults – parents even have their own area of the site!      Think You Know

An excellent guide to all of the apps and websites that children regularly use.  Get excellent information on the inherent risks and benefits of each site.
 

Your guide to the social networks your kids use

Stay up to date and keep your child safe in today's digital world

Help and guidance on keeping your children safe online
 

UK Safer Internet Centre Parents’ Guide to Technology

 
The best way to know what your child is doing online is to ask. Whether you ask other parents, an Internet-savvy friend, or your child about how they use the Internet asking the right questions will help you understand what your child is doing online so you can make sure they are making safe online choices.