Factsheet

WhatsApp: parent factsheet

Online safety
Online Risks

Download and share our factsheet for parents to help them keep their child safe when using WhatsApp. It explains the potential risks, and what parents can do to mitigate them.

Last reviewed on 23 June 2022
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Download and share this factsheet with parents to help them keep their child safe when using WhatsApp. It explains the potential risks, and what parents can do to mitigate them.

You can share this factsheet however you think is best - whether that's by email, printing copies to hand out, or putting it on your school website. We just ask that you keep our logo on it, so it's clear that it was produced by The Key Safeguarding.

Sharing this in a newsletter or emailing it to parents?

Use or adapt this text to introduce it:

"This factsheet explains how to help keep your child safe on WhatsApp, including being share aware and reporting messages."

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