This document provides tips for staying safe online. It recommends following the "Zip it, Block it, Flag it Code" which involves keeping personal information private, blocking inappropriate messages and contacts, and telling a trusted adult if anything makes you feel uncomfortable. Specific tips include not sharing personal details, changing passwords regularly, avoiding unknown links and attachments, and never meeting offline with someone only known online without an adult present. The overall message is to think carefully about personal safety and know when to seek help from others.

1. e - safety
How e-safe are you?

2. Isn’t the internet amazing? It allows you
to see more, learn more and have lots of
fun.
THE INTERNET

3. To help you enjoy it safely, we’d like you to follow the
‘Zip it, Block it, Flag it Code’.
It’s just three simple things…
we want you to remember, to help keep you safe when your online

4. Do you use social networking
sites?
Facebook, Instagram,
Whatsapp, Twitter,
SnapChat, YouTube ?

5. Did you know it is illegal to have a Social
Media account if you are not 13 yet?
•If you have got a Facebook
account.. you lied about your age
when you set it up.
•If your parents set it up for you,
then it is their job to supervise you at
all times when you are using your
account.

6. RULE NUMBER..

7. ZIP IT
Keep your personal stuff private and
think about what you say and do
online.

8. Remember that people online may not be who they say
they are. Online friends are still strangers even if you have
been talking to them for a long time.
Stranger Danger

9. • Don’t share personal information online including your full
name, photos, addresses, school information, telephone
numbers and places you like to spend time.
• Make sure you have set privacy settings to restrict access to
personal information.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nMUbHuffO8
PERSONAL INFORMATION

10. Always use a nick-name instead of your real name.
Use an avatar instead of your real picture.
http://avachara.com/avatar/
AVATARS

11. DON’T GIVE PEOPLE YOUR
PASSWORD!
Change your password regularly,
just in case somebody guesses it
and begins to access your account.

12. Rule number….

13. BLOCK IT
Block people who
send nasty
messages and don’t
open unknown
links and
attachments.

14. Always delete emails from people
you don’t know, and don’t open
attachments from people you don’t know. They
might be nasty or have a virus that can stop your
computer working.
E-mail

15. If someone is mean or sends nasty messages online,
block them.
Cyber bullying is very real and very upsetting… it is no
different to usual bullying.
Also tell a trusted adult - DON’T KEEP IT TO YOURSELF!
Cyber Bullying

16. Rule number….

17. FLAG IT
Flag up with someone you trust if
anything upsets you or if someone
asks to meet you offline.

18. Mobile Devices
Mobile phones are making it much easier to
communicate in lots of different ways.
Instant Chat sites are a great way of
communicating with your friends…..
But DON’T get caught up in nasty
arguments.
TELL AN ADULT IF SOMEBODY DOES
SOMETHING THAT UPSETS YOU!

19. It’s so easy to say something online that
you wouldn’t say to someone’s face
because you know it would hurt their
feelings.
Don’t hide behind your mobile phone or
computer – words on a screen can be as
hurtful as the words that come from your
mouth.

20. That rule applies to your mobile phone,
DS, X-box live too.
Anywhere you have access to the
internet, whilst unsupervised, can have
these problems.
Tell an adult in your family when you are going
online

21. If a friend you have made online asks to meet
you in the offline world, talk to your parents or
a trusted adult about it.
You should never meet up with someone you
have met online without an adult going with
you because it is dangerous.

22. If someone you know is being nasty
to someone online, speak to a parent
or a trusted adult about it.

23. If you want to talk to someone else you can call
‘Childline’ on 0800 1111
or visit
www.ceop.police.uk/report

24. A great website to go on about internet safety is..
thinkuknow.co.uk

25. Being safe is about being smart, making the
right choices and knowing what to do when
you just don’t feel happy about something.