Helping adults guide children safely through the digital world with trust, understanding, and confidence.

Safer Clicks

About the Project

Safer Clicks: A–Z of Safeguarding Children in the Digital World is a practical, accessible toolkit designed to support parents, carers, educators, and community practitioners.

The project grew from conversations with families, teachers, and youth workers who shared the same concern:

Children are growing up online faster than adults are learning how to guide them.

Many adults feel overwhelmed. Many young people feel they cannot always talk openly about what happens online. Safer Clicks was created to bridge that gap, with practical guidance that works in real life.

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Why the Project Matters

The online world brings opportunity, connection, and learning.
But it also brings real risks.

Children today face:

• Online bullying and peer pressure

• Exposure to harmful or misleading content

• Grooming and exploitation risks

• Social media pressures and body image concerns

• Gaming environments with communication risks

• Digital inequality and barriers to safe access

• Increased vulnerability for children with additional needs

What we know is this:

Children are often more confident with technology than adults, but not always more prepared for the emotional and social risks.

And when children feel judged, they often stop talking.

Safer Clicks focuses on helping adults build trust, confidence, and open conversation, because these are the foundations of real safeguarding.

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Who Developed Safer Clicks

Safer Clicks was developed by Vox Feminarum: Women’s Voices, a community organisation committed to strengthening families, safeguarding children, and supporting communities through education and practical resources.

The toolkit is informed by:

• Community engagement

• Safeguarding practice

• Education and youth work

• Lived experience

Funding and Support

Safer Clicks is funded by Derbyshire Police through the Police and Crime Commissioner’s Safer and Stronger Communities Fund.

We are grateful for the support of Nicolle Ndiweni and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for recognising the importance of prevention, early education, and community-led safeguarding.

This support helps ensure that families, schools, and communities have access to tools that make a real difference.

Our Approach

Safer Clicks is built on three principles:

Connection before correction
Children speak honestly when they feel safe.

Education before restriction
Understanding helps children make safer choices.

Support before judgement
How adults respond to mistakes shapes whether children ask for help next time.

The toolkit uses a trauma-informed, child-centred approach grounded in safeguarding practice and lived experience.

What the Toolkit Includes

The Safer Clicks resource pack includes:

• A comprehensive A–Z Guide to Digital Safety

• Conversation tools for families and classrooms

• Digital agreements and safety planning templates

• PEGI ratings guidance

• Activities and conversation cards

• Workshop slides and facilitator guidance

• A glossary and slang decoder

• Practical strategies for building digital resilience

All materials are designed to be usable in homes, schools, and community settings.

Download the Safer Clicks Manual

The full Safer Clicks guide will be available here:

Download the Safer Clicks Manual (PDF)
Download link coming soon

Printable tools and additional resources will also be added to this page.

Additional Workshops and Training – Coming Soon

Safer Clicks workshops are designed to be practical, interactive, and grounded in real scenarios.

Sessions will be available for:

Parents and Carers

Helping parents to:

• Start calm, confident conversations

• Understand online risks without fear

• Support children after difficult experiences

• Build trust so children feel safe to speak

Educators and School Staff

Sessions covering:

• Recognising warning signs

• Supporting disclosures

• Digital safeguarding in practice

• Creating safer digital environments

Community Groups and Youth Organisations

Workshops focusing on:

• Digital resilience

• Supporting vulnerable young people

• Addressing digital inequality

• Safe online group practices

Booking information will be available soon.

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Children do not need adults who panic. They need adults who understand, listen, and guide.

Safer Clicks exists to make that possible.

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