This new research from Digital Schoolhouse and the UK games trade body, Ukie, found that parents rated quite highly on their confidence to keep themselves safe online and their confidence in their child’s ability in keeping themselves safe.
The report is a follow up to the 2018 report Online Safety: A Pupil’s Perspective, surveyed 2000+ parents about their approach, and perception of, online safety in the home.
It found that 85 percent of parents speak to their children about the importance of online safety.
It also found that 71 percent of parents use parental controls on their devices - including mobile devices, consoles or PCs - either sometimes or regularly, with 70 percent reporting that they are able to access the information they need about managing online safety for their children.
The research also revealed the importance of schools to the online safety process. 75 percent of parents believe that online safety education is important and over half of parents use online safety information provided by schools.