Keeping your child safe online

The following resources provide families with guidance on what to do if you have concerns over your young persons use of internet or social media, from issues with screen time to online hate or online exploitation and grooming:

• Internet matters - support to keep children safe online

• London Grid for Learning - support for parents and carers

• Net-aware - support for parents and carers from the NSPCC

• Parent info - support to keep children safe online

• UK Safer Internet Centre - advice for parents and carers

• Leeds Safeguarding Children Partnership

Where to report any online abuse:

• Childline - general support

• UK Safer Internet Centre - to report and remove harmful online content

• CEOP - for advice on making a report about online abuse

• Thinkuknow - advice from the National Crime agency

Other key contacts:

• Children’s Services Education Safeguarding Team (0113 3789685)

  • Email: estconsultation@leeds.gov.uk

• Children’s social work service duty and advice team (0113 3760336)

  • Email: childscreening@leeds.gov.uk

• Emergency Duty Team (Out of hours - 0113 5350600)

  • Email: childrensEDT@leeds.gov.uk

• Prevent Team (0113 5350810)

  • Email: prevent@leeds.gov.uk

• LADO service (0113 3789687)

  • Email: lado@leeds.gov.uk

• Leeds Schools Crisis line (0113 3783645)

• 2gether Cluster (0113 5351440)