Annual Award in Online Safety for Parents of Children 14-18

Myleene Klass
Advocate of protecting children on the internet

Course

43 min

Rated 5 stars

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6 modules

Developed by our safeguarding experts and presented by TV presenter, musician and passionate online safety advocate, Myleene Klass, this course takes you on a detailed journey through your child’s digital habits, explaining the type of online world they’re experiencing now, what risks they might be exposed to and just what you can do to support.
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Children aged between 14 and 18 will have already seen the positives the internet can offer but will most likely have experienced something negative online. How they represent themselves and their image online is just as important as how they look in real life so it’s important to take an active interest in your child’s online safety.

That’s why we’ve created this online safety course for parents and carers – to provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to feel confident and empowered to keep your children and young people safe online.

Developed by our safeguarding experts and presented by TV presenter, musician and passionate online safety advocate, Myleene Klass, this course takes you on a detailed journey through your child’s digital habits, explaining the type of online world they’re experiencing now, what risks they might be exposed to and just what you can do to support.

Please note: This course provides AI-generated subtitles in multiple languages including English, Welsh, Arabic, German, Spanish, French, Polish, Ukrainian, Portuguese, Russian, Romanian and Chinese. To select a language, start the video and click the Closed Captioning (CC) button. 

When planning and allocating your time, please consider that this training course consists of learning through video, task completion and further reading/research. To successfully understand and achieve the objectives of the course, learners are expected to engage in all aspects of the learning process and complete all relevant activities to ensure they can successfully apply the knowledge and skills they have gained in their own school or setting.

Introduction

This course takes you on a detailed journey through your child’s digital habits, explaining the type of online world they’re experiencing now, what risks they might be exposed to and just what you can do to support.

Module 1: Parenting in a digital world

Module 1 will explore what it can be like for a parent in the digital world and the difficulty in striking a balance between experiencing the positive and negative aspects of the internet.

Module 2: What are children accessing online?

Module 2 will look at how children and young people at this age are most commonly interacting with the online world, what content they are consuming, what apps they might be using and the games they are playing.

Module 3: Common risks – part 1

In module 3, we’ll take a look at the first set of online risks that children and young people at this age might be exposed to and consider some of the simple and effective ways you can help to support them.

Module 4: Common risks – part 2

Module 4 will explore a second set of common risks children and young people at this age are most likely to encounter and provide some useful tips on how you can help keep them safe online.

Module 5: Reflection and impact goals

Module 5 will help you to consolidate your learning and reflect on the key points with some impact goals that you can take away and implement at home.

Outcome 1:

Understanding the online world today and striking a balance between promoting the positive use of the internet and safeguarding children from harm

Outcome 2:

Recognising how children at this age are interacting with the online world, the technology they’re using and what games and platforms are most popular

Outcome 3:

Identifying the common risks that children at this age are most vulnerable to and the range of online harms to be aware of

Outcome 4:

Understanding what steps to take to support a culture of online safety at home and help build children’s digital resilience

Outcome 5:

Recognising the importance of communicating with children at all times, keeping an open dialogue and providing children with the tools they need to keep themselves safe

Myleene Klass

A mother of three, Myleene Klass is a keen advocate of protecting children on the internet and has collaborated with National Online Safety on numerous webinars, as well presenting our free courses for parents. She is a respected social media influencer, with almost 430,000 followers on Twitter; more than 400,000 followers on Instagram and around 100,000 on TikTok. 

A classically trained musician, Myleene rose to prominence as a member of the chart-topping pop band Hear'say. A clutch of award-nominated and commercially successful solo albums followed before (having further increasing her profile with a stint on I’m a Celebrity … Get Me out of Here!), Myleene began to move into broadcasting. 

She became an even more familiar face – and voice – in the UK with regular shows on Classic FM, Capitol Radio and Smooth Radio, along with TV appearances as co-presenter of The One Show, as a guest on Countdown and as part of the panel on Loose Women. Myleene is also widely recognised for her charitable work (having campaigned for organisations including World Vision International and Childline) and is an ambassador for the National Foundation for Youth Music.