Click Clever, Click Safe

The internet opens up a world of entertainment, opportunity and knowledge. To help students enjoy it all safely, the UK Council for Child Internet Safety has developed the Click Clever, Click Safe code. This behavioural code has been designed to:

• give parents the confidence to be able to help their children enjoy the internet safely

• help young people to understand how their online experiences can expose them to risks.

• The code has three simple actions: ‘Zip it, Block it, Flag it’. These are easy to remember when talking to young people about online safety and are designed to help keep them safe on the internet — an everyday easy reminder.

• Zip it: Keep your personal stuff private and think about what you say and do online.
• Block it: Block people who send you nasty messages, and don’t open unknown links and attachments.
• Flag it: Flag up with someone you trust if anything upsets you or if someone asks to meet you offline.

The code is designed to be memorable and can be integrated or sit alongside many of the already existing internet-safety initiatives and resources.

The Academy constantly monitors students’ use of the internet with blocks placed on unacceptable sites.