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Free Online Safety Training for Parents

Parents / Carers Cyber Choices and Online Safety Events

Please note there are two parts to the parent events, and you will need to register for each independently.

 

Parents Event - Pt1 - Introduction to Cyber Choices and Online Risks

This session is suitable for parents/carers of children in Year 5 (age 9) and above. This is an opportunity to learn and ask questions regarding your child’s online world.

This session will introduce you to the Cyber Choices programme and will provide:

  • An overview to parents and carers on what cybercrime is. 
  • What the risks to young people are.
  • How the Cyber Choices programme supports at-risk individuals. 
  • How you can refer a young person into Cyber Choices.
     

You will also receive an overview of:

  • Some of the potential risks that children and young people may experience online.
  • Advice to support parents to make informed decisions and keep their children safer online. 

Wednesday 12th March                10:00 – 11:00 - Link
Tuesday 22nd April                       13:00 – 14:00 – Link
Thursday 15th May                       16:00 – 17:00 - Link

Tuesday 10th June                        10:00 – 11:00 – Link
Wednesday 9th July                      19:00 – 20:00 – Link

Monday 8th September                 14:00 – 15:00 – Link
Thursday 16th October                 16:00 – 17:00 – Link

Tuesday 25th November               10:00 – 11:00 - Link

 

Parents Event - Pt2 - Tools and techniques to improve the cyber security of your family

This session is suitable for parents/carers of children in Year 5 (age 9) and above. This is an opportunity to learn and ask questions regarding your child’s online world.

This session will:

  • Provide advice on how to improve your personal cyber security.
  • Help you to identify and protect your (and your children's) key accounts.
  • Identify threats and techniques that cyber criminals may use to target you / your family.
  • Highlight the benefits of family accounts.
  • Identify parental controls on your router.
  • Signposting to useful resources.
     

Advice and guidance from the session will be in line with the Government's Stop! Think Fraud and the National Cyber Security Centres CyberAware campaign.

 

Wednesday 19th March                10:00 – 11:00 - Link
Monday 28th April                           13:00 – 14:00 – Link
Thursday 22nd May                         16:00 – 17:00 - Link

Tuesday 17th June                           10:00 – 11:00 – Link
Wednesday 16th July                      19:00 – 20:00 – Link

Monday 15th September              14:00 – 15:00 – Link
Thursday 23rd October                 16:00 – 17:00 – Link

Tuesday 2nd December                10:00 – 11:00 - Link

 

If you think these events may be of interest to someone you know please feel free to forward this information on to them.

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Any questions please email cyberprotectersou@beds.police.uk