Internet Safety for Parents Presentation Background Information
About the Programme
Microsoft believes strongly in the importance of ensuring the internet is a safe place for young people and adults alike. We work with the Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) centre who work in partnership with the Department for Children, Families and Schools (DCFS), police forces, offender managers, children’s services and other stakeholders in protecting children, young people, families and society from paedophiles and sex offenders; in particular those who use the internet and other new technologies in the sexual exploitation of children.
Many of our employees have supported CEOP in their industry speaking programme whereby they have been visiting schools educating young people on the safe use of the internet. As a company we have now seen from this work the importance in educating parents to understand the technologies their children are using and how they can help to safeguard them.
We are supporting the education of parents into online safety by training our employees and partners to deliver a presentation and provide useful links and resources to parents at local schools. This has now been extended out our partner the Scout Association to allow their volunteers to be trained and to utilise our materials to educate parents also.
About the Presentation
The presentation talks about the benefits and safety concerns of the internet as well as introducing basic information on how technology such as social networking and instant messaging is used by young people. It is designed to build confidence for parents in understanding the technology as well as a providing guidance and practical advice to safeguard their children and where to go for help.
The presentation lasts approximately 1 hour and includes time for questions from the audience. It is a PDF presentation and shows several videos that are used by CEOP and Childnet in schools to educate pupils.
About The Volunteers
All volunteers understand the sensitivity of the subject matter and are happy to show the presentation to you prior to the session. There is no fee associated in having a speaker deliver this session. All we ask is that you have a suitable space with a large screen and audio and IT equipment if the speaker is unable to provide their own laptop.
Further Information
For information on setting up your session please speak directly with your volunteer. For information on the Microsoft parents presentation initiative and our work on internet safety please contact Karina Gibson on 0118 909 2803 or email