ONLINE Safety
Parents & Carers Guide to FIFA 23
FIFA 23, like its many predecessors, is a massively popular football simulator featuring lifelike recreations of thousands of real-world players, drawn from teams around the globe. While the gameplay is subtly improved year on year, the publisher EA’s focus remains firmly on FIFA Ultimate Team – a mode in the game that can tempt players of all ages to spend actual money on recruiting better players for their side. With each new release of FIFA comes a host of new players to unlock – meaning that youngsters can feel pressured to keep buying to compete with their friends.
In the guide, you'll find tips on a number of potential risks such as age-inappropriate chat, scammers and addiction.
Parents & Carers Guide to Group Chats
Occurring through messaging apps, on social media and in online games, group chats are among the most popular ways that young people engage with their peers online. Involving, by definition, three or more individuals, these groups allow users to send messages, images and videos to everyone in one place. While they are useful for helping friends, people with shared interests or members of a club to communicate and coordinate activities, they can also leave young people feeling excluded and bullied – as well as providing opportunities for inappropriate content to be shared and viewed.
In the guide, you'll find tips on a number of potential risks such as bullying, inappropriate content and unknown members.
Please click on the links below if parents/carers are looking for some information around Online Safety and keeping children safe online:
https://www.broadbandsearch.net/blog/most-popular-social-networking-sites?msID=d36a1946-cf74-4e77-a078-27e35f3149b9
https://www.ceop.police.uk/Safety-Centre/
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/
https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/
http://www.safetynetkids.org.uk/personal-safety/staying-safe-online/
https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/young-people/resources-3-11s
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/6-internet-safety-games-kids-cyber-smart/
https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/interland
