Help & advice for all teachers and professionals parents and carers 4–11 year olds 11–18 year olds

Apps are small, specialised software programmes which can be downloaded to a mobile device to carry out a particular function

Sites, services and apps may ask for permission to use a webcam.

People may use video chat to convince a young person to take part in a dangerous dare, to appear naked on camera or perform sexually suggestive acts.

In depth information and key advice on downloading for parents and carers.

Action Fraud: “Identity theft is when your personal details are stolen and identity fraud is when those details are used to commit fraud.”

Cambridge English Dictionary: A new window that opens quickly on a computer screen in front of what you are working on.

Encourage your child to ‘think before they click’. Do they know exactly what they are clicking on? Do they know what the terms and conditions say and what that means in practice? Talk with your children about what a premium rate service is, and how it could affect them. Make sure your child knows to […]

Encourage your child to ‘think before they click’. Do they know exactly what they are clicking on? Do they know what the terms and conditions say and what this means in practice? Talk with your children about what in-app purchases are and that buying virtual items or currency can actually cost real money. Make sure […]

Apps can be downloaded in an app store either on the smartphone device or online.

If you need to report an inappropriate app (it may be a scam app, or contain illegal or inappropriate content), please use the following links: