Parents / Carers Cyber Choices and Online Safety Events

Please note there are two parts to the parent events, and you will need to register for each independently. Each session will be repeated 8 times until December 2025. Both are 1hr sessions and are suitable for parents/carers of children in Year 5 (age 9) and above. This is an opportunity to learn and ask questions regarding your child’s online world.

Parents Event - Pt1 - Introduction to Cyber Choices and Online Risks

This session will introduce you to the Cyber Choices programme and will provide:

• An overview to parents and carers on what cybercrime is.
• What the risks to young people are.
• How the Cyber Choices programme supports at-risk individuals.
• How you can refer a young person into Cyber Choices.

You will also receive an overview of:

• Some of the potential risks that children and young people may experience online.
• Advice to support parents to make informed decisions and keep their children safer online. 

The event is free, and tickets can be booked directly via:

Wednesday 12^th March           10:00 – 11:00 - Link
Tuesday 22^nd April                     13:00 – 14:00 – Link
Thursday 15^th May                     16:00 – 17:00 - Link

Tuesday 10^th June                      10:00 – 11:00 – Link
Wednesday 9^th July                   19:00 – 20:00 – Link

Monday 8^th September            14:00 – 15:00 – Link
Thursday 16^th October            16:00 – 17:00 – Link

Tuesday 25^th November          10:00 – 11:00 - Link

Parents Event - Pt2 - Tools and techniques to improve the cyber security of your family

This session will:

• Provide advice on how to improve your personal cyber security.
• Help you to identify and protect your (and your children's) key accounts.
• Identify threats and techniques that cyber criminals may use to target you / your family.
• Highlight the benefits of family accounts.
• Identify parental controls on your router.
• Signposting to useful resources.
   

Advice and guidance from the session will be in line with the Government's Stop! Think Fraud and the National Cyber Security Centres CyberAware campaign.

The event is free, and tickets can be book directly via:

Wednesday 19^th March           10:00 – 11:00 - Link
Monday 28^th April                      13:00 – 14:00 – Link
Thursday 22^nd May                    16:00 – 17:00 - Link

Tuesday 17^th June                      10:00 – 11:00 – Link
Wednesday 16^th July                19:00 – 20:00 – Link

Monday 15^th September         14:00 – 15:00 – Link
Thursday 23^rd October            16:00 – 17:00 – Link

Tuesday 2^nd December           10:00 – 11:00 - Link