e-Safety is an important part of keeping children safe in the modern world, and teaching children how to be safe online is a responsibility that we all share.

If you missed Miss Laing’s e-Safety presentation in January 2026, here are the slides for information:

CLICK THIS LINK for information on setting up Parental Control/Settings on devices.

If you are a parent/carer of a Marden High student and have a particular concern regarding e-Safety, please contact the appropriate head of year:

Year 7: Mr Topping [email protected]

Year 8: Mr Prytherch [email protected]

Year 9: Miss Laing [email protected]

Year 10: Mr Richards (from April 2026) [email protected]

Year 11: Mr Swain [email protected]

Every week we will post a new tip below to help students regarding their safety and conduct online, with other archived posts below.

Here’s some information about online grooming:

Here’s some information about image altering filters:

Here’s an Instagram update:

Here’s some useful information about effective revision and study skills:

Here are details about online trends and how they can encourage violence:

Following World Book Day, here’s how to engage children to read more!

Here’s an updated look at WhatsApp:

10 top tips for fostering a sense of belonging:

 

Here’s some information on supporting the safe use of AI:

Here’s a “Set-Up Safe” information checklist for parents:

Here’s some information on electronic devices:

Here’s what you need to know about TikTok:

Here’s some information on tracking devices, and how to navigate their safe use:

Information on how to help children make informed choices and make a difference!

Here’s some new updates and risks involved with Fortnite:

Here’s what parents and educators need to know about MEMES:

Here are some top tips for navigating trauma and challenging events:

Here’s what parents and educators need to know about FC26…

Here’s an updated version of what parents and children need to know about WhatsApp:

Advice for parents and carers about Youth Violence:

 

Navigating the perils of Snapchat:

 

Here’s some advice on how to deal with online conspiracy theories:

Here’s some information on navigating violence that children can sometimes be exposed to online:

Here is some important information about online toxic masculinity and misogyny:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about DISCORD:

 

Here’s what parents and educators need to know about health and fitness apps:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about TikTok:

Here’s how to get back into routines for the new year:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about JusTalk Kids:

Here are some tips about staying safe online following the Christmas break:

Here’s what parents and educators need to know about ‘Snapchat’:

Here’s what you need to know about Fortnite:

Here’s what you need to know about horror film ratings:

Here’s some information about Final Fantasy XIV:

Here’s some information about influencers:

 

Here’s some information about sharing intimate images online:

Here’s some information about ‘Online Trolling’:

Here’s an update about chatting to strangers online:

Here’s some information on fun and friendly competition:

The Ofcom Media report 2024:

Some important information about gambling:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about Snapchat:

Here are some great tips about how to manage exam stress:

Here are some top tips for parents and carers about Clickbait:

Here are some top tips about encouraging open conversations at home:

…and some information on healthy sleeping habits:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about Tekken 8:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about Online Bullying:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about Online Dating and Relationships:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about ‘Monkey’:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about ‘Persuasive Design’ online?

Here is some smartphone advice, and how to navigate the world of online dating for 13-19 year-olds:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about setting up parental controls on any new devices:

Here’s what parents and carer’s need to know about online hate speech:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about TikTok:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about WhatsApp:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about ‘E-Sports’:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about ‘Online Challenges’:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about ‘Send It’:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about age ratings:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about ‘Cross-Platform Sharing’:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about ‘Sadfishing’:

Here’s what parents and cares need to know about social pressures linked to ‘Friends and Followers’.

Here’s Ofcom’s 2021 report about Media use and attitudes, with some accompanying statistics:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about Roblox:

Here are 10 tips to help keep you child safe online:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about Minecraft:

Here are 7 tips to help students safely express themselves online:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about Group Chats:

 

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about looking after your wellbeing online:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about the Metaverse:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about your child using their Xbox:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about your child using their PS5:

Here’s some further information on Social Media and Mental Health:

Here’s a guide on how to challenge Equality online:

Here’s what you need to know about Friends and Followers on social media:

Here’s a fact sheet about the social pressures linked to Likes on social media:

Here’s some #AskTheAwkward help sheets for parents and carers:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about about BeReal:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about Video Streaming Apps and Sites:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about Social Media and Mental Health:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about Online Bullying:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about Influencers:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about Fifa:

Following the holiday period, some Christmas themed advice about online safety tips for children who might have received new devices as gifts:

Here’s what parents and carers need to know about YouTube: