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 book directly via:
Wednesday 12th March 10:00 – 11:00 - Link
Tuesday 22nd April 13:00 – 14:00 – Link
Thursday 15th May 16:00 – 17:00 - Link
Tuesday 10th June 10:00 – 11:00 – Link
Wednesday 9th July 19:00 – 20:00 – Link
Monday 8th September 14:00 – 15:00 – Link
Thursday 16th October 16:00 – 17:00 – Link
Tuesday 25th 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 19th March 10:00 – 11:00 - Link
Monday 28th April 13:00 – 14:00 – Link
Thursday 22nd May 16:00 – 17:00 - Link
Tuesday 17th June 10:00 – 11:00 – Link
Wednesday 16th July 19:00 – 20:00 – Link
Monday 15th September 14:00 – 15:00 – Link
Thursday 23rd October 16:00 – 17:00 – Link
Tuesday 2nd December 10:00 – 11:00 - Link
If having clicked on one of the links there are any questions, then please contact cyberprotectersou@beds.police.uk