Help to keep our children e-safe

A series of free sessions is being held for parents to raise awareness of the online risks to their children.

Bury Safeguarding Children Board (BSCB) works with the police, Bury Council, children’s centres and schools to educate and protect children about the safer use of the internet.

Mark Gay, one of the Bury Safeguarding Children Board development officers, said: “The growing use of the internet for communicating and the many ways we can now access the internet has been of huge benefit, but it is also an increasing potential danger. Many of us are unaware of the possible challenges of keeping children safe online and how it can lead to child sexual exploitation.

“The aim of these sessions is to give parents an awareness of potential risks involved in social networking, mobile phone use, online gaming and the internet itself and how children can place themselves at risk.”

The sessions are free of charge – to book a place, contact your centre of choice:

1) Wednesday 3 April (6-8pm) - Toodle Hill Children’s Centre, Heaton Park Primary School, Cuckoo Lane, Prestwich. Contact: 0161 253 6100 or email ToodleHillcc@bury.gov.uk

2) Monday 8 April (5.30-7.30pm) – High Meadow Children’s Centre, St John’s Primary School, Johnson Street, Radcliffe. Contact: 0161 253 7679 or email HighMeadowcc@bury.gov.uk

3) Wednesday 17 April (5.30-7.30pm) – Besses Children’s Centre, Ribble Drive Primary School, Ribble Drive, Whitefield. Contact: 0161 766 9807 or email BessesChildrenCentre@bury.gov.uk

4) Saturday 20 April (10am to noon) – Daisyfield Children’s Centre, St Stephen’s CE Primary School, Colville Drive, Bury. Contact: 0161 253 6656 or email Daisyfieldcc@bury.gov.uk

5) Saturday 4 May (10am to noon) – Redvales Children’s Centre, Dorset Drive, Bury. Contact: 0161 253 6186 or email Redvalescc@bury.gov.uk

6) Monday 20 May (5.30-7.30pm) – Ramsbottom Children’s Centre, Ramsbottom Library and Adult Learning Centre, Carr Street, Ramsbottom. Contact: 0161 253 7343 or email Ramsbottomcc@bury.gov.uk

ENDS

Press release issued: 22 March 2013.