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Facebook and the CEOP Centre have joined forces to make young people safer online by launching the new 'ClickCEOP' application .

Launching today, all young users of Facebook - and their parents - are invited to add the new ClickCEOP 'app' to their profile. Through this app, they will be able to access advice, help and support from the CEOP Centre. Crucially, young people will be able to report instances of suspected grooming or inappropriate sexual behaviour directly from their profile to specially trained investigators.

The 'app' is the outcome of collaboration between CEOP and Facebook who have combined Facebook's expertise in connecting and communicating online with CEOP's expertise in helping young people stay safe.

A very big thank you to teacher Sally Moore at Fellside Primary school who saw that there was a need to show both parents and young people how to sett their privacy settings. This may change in the future but for now this is how to do it.

PrivacySettings.pdf

Gateshead CLC will host a session for parents on Thursday 11th February at 13 The Watermark. The session will be from 17.00 - 18.00. Any Gateshead parent is welcome to the meeting where information about keeping our young people safe will be discussed.

Today is the start of online safety week. This week we want to ensure that our young people make the best of using the Internet in a safe way. We believe the Internet is an amazing place for all people not just young people but young people especially should take care when contacting people via the internet. Communication skills are vital in the 21st Century and computers provide global access to people. Social Networking has really made its mark on our society and provides easy access to groups of like minded people but we must ensure our young people take precautions to safeguard themselves when online. A simple measure is to set privacy settings on their social networking site so that only known people can gain access to their group.
What other things can you do to keep safe online. Use the comments box to share your tips for safety online.