These are the most popular apps used by our Year 6 children

• 41% of parents feel their children know more about being online than they do
• The average time spent online by a 8-11 year old is 13.5 hours per week
• 40% of children who have their own tablet are allowed to take their device to bed
• 77% of children regularly use YouTube as a form of entertainment
• 42% of parents have no knowledge of content filters
• 19% of parents with children 5-15 have never spoken to them about the risks online

These are just some of the figures we explored at a recent e-safety session for parents, as well as looking at practical suggestions for keeping children safe online.

The presentation is available here if you were unable to make the session – https://primarysite-prod-sorted.s3.amazonaws.com/fordingbridge-junior/UploadedDocument/2bfcb698c96642b297b2f8e31d021453/e-safety-2019-ks2.pdf