Information on e-Safety

This page provides useful documents and links for anyone wishing to learn more about, or anyone concerned about, e-Safety. 

Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP)

To report anything concerning which may have happened while you, your child or any young people you may know were surfing online, or for more information about the CEOP button, please click on the CEOP box in the left hand menu.

Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) 

For information about how to report criminal or inappropriate content online, please visit our Internet Watch Foundation page.

Useful Documents

BSCB e-Safety Strategy: The BSCB e-Safety sub committee has developed a local e-safety strategy for use throughout Buckinghamshire.
To view the strategy, please click on the following link: BSCB e-Safety Strategy 

Information on the BSCB e-Safety sub committee can be found by clicking on the About the BSCB tab at the top of the page, and selecting e-Safety from the left hand menu. 

The BSCB has developed an Advice, Information and Guidance document relating to e-Safety. 
To view the AIG document please click on the following link: AIG Document

To support this document, the BSCB has also produced two downloadable posters

The Main Risks for Children & Young People

The SMART Rules

Safer Children in a Digital World - A report by Dr Tanya Byran

Safer Children in a Digital World - Summary for Children & Young People

Click Clever, Click Safe - The first UK Child Internet Safety Strategy from the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCISS)

Safeguarding Children in a Digital World - BECTA guidance pack on developing an e-Safety strategy

Searching the Internet and Child Safety (factsheet)

Chatting Online and Child Safety (factsheet)

Virtual Violence: Protecting Children from Cyberbullying

Useful Links

Cyberbullying UK is a site designed specifically for children and young people. It contains advice and help on dealing with cyberbullying, as well as real life stories and interactive forums.

DirectGov - Internet Safety provides information for parents on social networking sites, dowloading and file sharing, online gaming and cyberbullying. The site also provides explanations around Internet 'language'.

Child Explotation & Online Protection Centre (CEOP) -  provides a wide range of information for professionals and the public, including publications, training opportunities and resources for the education sector.

National Childminding Association (NCMA) has produced online guidance to raise the awareness of online safety for childminders and parents. The guidance can be shared with children and contains signposting to websites and learning resources.

Think U Know provides age appropriate, interact information for 5 - 7 , 8 - 10  and 11 - 16 year olds on the importance of e-safety, as well as providing resources and answering FAQs for parents, carers and teachers.

Grid for Learning provides information about e-safety for Buckinghamshire Schools.