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 Swain [email protected]

Year 8: Mr Topping [email protected]

Year 9: Mr Prytherch [email protected]

Year 10: Mrs Sloan [email protected]

Year 11: Mr Richards (maternity cover) [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.

Since the government’s new mobile phone rule took effect in September 2026, please check out this information:

Here’s some important information about AI companions:

Here’s some information on student wellbeing:

Here’s some information on LOOKSMAXXING:

 

Here’s some information about the entertainment platform, Character.AI:

 

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: