Responding to the rise in child-targeted cybercrime such as internet grooming and cyber bullying, Newcastle University’s Centre for Cybercrime and Computer Security has developed a nationwide training programme that will teach parents and carers how to help children use the internet safely.

The use of a ‘Checkstick’ which can download a trace of every website visited by your child, ‘time-out’ settings which prevent children using the web late at night and a guide to the dangers of using social networking sites are just some of the topics being covered by the course.

Further information: Newcastle University press release 19 October 2009