Lightspeed Filter Internet Web Content Filter
At RHS, we utilise Lightspeed filtering to ensure the safety and protection of our students and staff by blocking inappropriate content and assisting them in conducting safe web searches.
Please find the brochure attached below.
Online Safety Website Links
Childnet Hot Topics - a collection of advice covering topics like screen time, parental controls, digital wellbeing and live streaming - https://www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers/hot-topics
UK Safer Internet Centre advice hub - tailored advice for foster carers, adoptive parents, health care professionals and more - https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre
Tackling difficult conversations - advice and resources on how to talk to children and young people about online safety issues - https://www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers/have-a-conversation
Keeping under 5s safe - tailored advice for keeping under 5s safe online - https://www.childnet.com/resources/keeping-under-fives-safe-online
Digital Parenting - a free online magazine offering information and advice on online issues - https://www.vodafone.co.uk/mobile/digital-parenting
Ask About Games - specific advice and online guides about gaming and PEGI age ratings - https://www.askaboutgames.com/
Get It Right From A Genuine Site - get to know which sites are legal for streaming and downloading films, music & games - https://www.getitrightfromagenuinesite.org/
Keeping up to date
Common Sense Media - online advice and reviews for games, apps, films, books etc - https://www.commonsensemedia.org/
Need more support?
Parents & Carers
NSPCC - providing help and support for adults who are concerned about the safety or wellbeing of a child - 0808 800 5000
O2 & NSPCC - providing help and support with social media, setting up parental controls, privacy settings and much more - 0808 800 5002
Family Lives - providing help and support with all aspects of family life - 0808 800 2222 - For advice - https://www.familylives.org.uk/
Young Minds - providing help and support with young people's mental health and wellbeing - 0808 802 5544 - For advice - https://youngminds.org.uk/
Children & Young People
Childline - providing help and support for under 18s - 0800 11 11 or online - https://www.childline.org.uk/
The Mix - providing help and support for 13-25 year olds - 0808 808 4994 or online - https://www.themix.org.uk/
Step by Step Guides & Checklists
A Parent's Guide to Technology - A set of guides highlighting safety tools on popular devices like games consoles, phones smart TVs and tablets - https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/parents-and-carers/parents-guide-technology
Internet Matters - Step by step guides that will help you put in place parental controls on your home broadband, phone networks and entertainment services - https://www.internetmatters.org/
Childnet Family Agreement - The Childnet Family Agreement provides a framework for setting out expectations for online behaviour and usage - https://www.childnet.com/resources/family-agreement
Safety tools on social networks & other online services - Find out more about the safety features available on popular social networks and apps like YouTube and WhatsApp - https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/social-media-guides
Social networking checklists - A set of guides to help you use safety and privacy features of popular social networking sites such as Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram and Twitter - https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/teachers-and-school-staff/teaching-resources/social-media-checklists
How to restrict in-app purchases - Find out how to restrict in-app purchases within app stores like the Apple App Store and Google Play - https://www.childnet.com/parents-and-carers/hot-topics/premium-rate-content-and-in-app-purchases