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title: "Christmas Guide - Setting Up Phones, Laptops, Tablets, Apps, Games and Software"
url: "https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/news/2022-12-15-christmas-guide-setting-up-phones-laptops-tablets-apps-games-and-software"
school: "Willow Bank School"
---

# Christmas Guide - Setting Up Phones, Laptops, Tablets, Apps, Games and Software

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Parents and carers please see the following online safety guide which focuses on advice on how to **set up and enable safety features** on new phones, tablets, laptops, apps, games and software especially in the run up to Christmas.

[National Online Safety - Setting Up Apps Games and Software - Parent Carer Guide](https://willowbank.st-helens.sch.uk/files/documents/safeguarding/Newsletters/Setting-up-apps.pdf)

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