St Cuthbert's Catholic Academy

Staying Safe Online

In this day and age staying safe online is becoming more and more important, and it can be tricky to know where to start.  Below are links to external websites, including some very popular social media apps and sites, with very useful information.  As these are external websites they are outside our editorial control and we are not responsible for their content.

Facebook Parents Portal

Handy links, tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your experience and help your child navigate their Facebook experience.

Snapchat Safety Tips

A guide to the fundamentals of Snapchat. There is also a parents guide that can be downloaded.

Get Safe Online

Provides practical advice on how to protect yourself, your computers and mobile devices against fraud, identity theft, viruses and many other problems encountered online.

Instagram Parents Tips

Tips and FAQs for parents , including how to use their safety tools and manage privacy. There's also a Parents Guide that can be downloaded

TikTok Safety Centre

Information and resources to help you understand TikTok.

BT Broadband Parent Controls

How to keep your family safe online with BT Parentel Controls and the different blocking categories for BT customers.

Virgin Media Parental Controls

Handy tools to help you and your family stay safe on the internet for Virgin Media customers

YouTube Parents Resources

Links to tips, advice and tools to help parents manage their families experiences on YouTube.

Twitter Help

Help and articles on how to use, manage, secure and stay safe on Twitter.

Sky Broadband Shield

Sky Broadband Shield is a set of tools designed to help make the internet a safer place for your whole family at no extra cost for Sky customers.