Parent/Carer Area

Child Safety and Cyber Flashing  

Cyber-flashing happens when a stranger sends an obscene picture, unsolicited, to your phone via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. It’s a form of sexual harassment and there have been prosecutions for it under existing laws.

The term ‘cyber-flashing’ first hit the news in 2015, after a woman on a train received explicit pictures on her iPhone which had been sent to her via Apple’s file-sharing function (AirDrop).

Cyber-flashing is not new – it has been possible since the introduction of Bluetooth. However, the growing trend for smartphone use among children means that there’s more risk of it happening to them.

It’s also not just an iPhone issue. There are many file-sharing apps that make it possible on Android and Apple phones.

  Child Safety and Parent Factsheet on Cyber Flashing. PDF

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CTik Tok fact Sheet Information  

TikTok is a video-sharing app. Users can upload and share short videos of themselves lip-syncing to songs or acting out comedy sketches, and add special effects. They can gain followers (‘fans’) and browse other people’s videos.

You may have heard of the app by its previous name: Musical.ly. Everything that was on Musical.ly is now on TikTok. If your child previously had a Musical.ly account they will be able to access their content on TikTok.

The age recommendation is 13 and above. However, you don’t have to prove your age when creating an account, so younger children can still use it easily. It’s most popular with under-16s.

  Child Safety and Parent Factsheet on Tik Tok. PDF

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Victimsfirst / 0800 011 3116

For more information around the support you can receive around Domestic Abuse click on the PDF links below:

  Domestic Abuse Family  Court Support – PDF 

  Information on what Victimsfirst can offer – PDF 

  FAMILY COURT PROCEEDINGS AND THE IMPACT OF DOMESTIC ABUSE – PDF 

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School Nursing and Health Visiting Service: 

For information for parents and carers relating to the change in provider for the School Nursing and Health Visiting Services in Sunderland please click on the PDF link below:

  Change in service provider for School Nursing and Health Visiting Service – PDF

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Barnardos spot the signs: 

You can read more about Barnardos by clicking on the PDF link below:

  Barnardos spot the signs – PDF

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How to protect your child online:

You can read more on how to protect your child online by clicking on the PDF link below:

  Keeping your child safe online – PDF

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Cyber bullying and Internet Safety: 

To read more about Cyber bullying and Internet Safety please click on the link below:

  Cyber Bullying and Internet Safety – PDF

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Link School Safeguarding Update Child Sexual Exploitation:

For information on The Link School’s safeguarding update around CSE please click on the link below:

  CSE Update – PDF

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Link School Safeguarding Update E Safety:

For information on The Link School’s safeguarding update around E-Safety please click on the link below:

  E-safety – PDF

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Link School Safeguarding Update Legal Highs:

For information on the Link School’s safeguarding update around Legal Highs please click on the link below:

  Legal Highs – PDF

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Link School Safeguarding Update LGBTQ:

For information on the Link School’s safeguarding update around LGBTQ please click on the link below:

  LGBTQ – PDF

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Link School Safeguarding Update Prevent:

For information on the Link School’s safeguarding update around Prevent please click on the link below:

  Prevent – PDF