We would like to thank Steve Sellers for his generosity
Guardian Saints
Supporting Safer Internet Day 2020
Prize Draw
Guardian Saints prize draw in support of Safer Internet Day.
Guardian Saints is an organisation dedicated to promoting online safety for children & young people in care. Safer Internet Day takes place on the 5th of February 2019, the prize draw will take place on that day and the winners will be contacted shortly afterwards.
Entry to the draw will close on 31st January 2019. The winning numbers will be published on our website a few days after the 5th of February - so please keep checking.
The prizes are Amazon Vouchers to the value of:
1st Prize £250
2nd Prize £100
3rd Prize £50
To support Safer Internet Day 2019, Guardian Saints are holding a prize draw, which is open to Foster Carer(s)
The draw will take place on Safer Internet Day, 5th February 2019
We will send an invitation to all Local Authorities (LA) and Independent Fostering Agencies (IFA) asking them to support Safer Internet Day by encouraging their foster parents/carers to participate in the prize draw. We will also urge those organisations to register as supporters.
The draw will take place on Safer Internet Day, the winning numbers will be posted on our website shortly afterwards and we will contact the relevant organisation (LA/IFA) and the carer to inform them of the winning prize.
To facilitate participation, we will provide a draft email to be sent to Foster Carers, which will include a link to the prize draw entry form, We can also provide templates for those organisations that wish to promote the prize draw via their own website.
The prizes are:
£250 Amazon Voucher
(Donated by Steve Sellers at Computappoint)
£100 Amazon Voucher
(Donated by Guardian Saints)
£50 Amazon Voucher
(Donated by Guardian Saints)
Guardian Saints are please to donate £150 Amazon vouchers
In addition, we would like to thank SmartSurvey for both their support and generosity in helping us facilitate the event.
To enter the draw, participants will need to answer a series of brief questions which ask about how they use the Internet, what they like about it, what they dislike about it, if anything that worries them about using it and who they would talk to for guidance.
Guardian Saints are lobbying Government, Internet Service providers and internet presences to make changes to more adequately protect young people from harm. What they tell us will help us to make the Internet a safer and better place for children and young people to enjoy.
All responses are entirely confidential; no personally identifiable information is being sought or collected. However, answers given will help us to support the Fostering Community to raise awareness of the challenges they face in keeping this group of young people safe online.
A copy of the entry form can be seen by clicking the button below. If you have any questions regarding the prize draw please contact us via our contact form and select enquiry type:
Safer Internet Day 2019 Prize Draw.
You can view an example Prize Draw Entry Form by clicking the button below.
View Example Prize Draw Entry Form
Please Note: This is an example entry form, completion of which will not be a valid entry to the prize draw. If you are a Foster carer and want to enter, please contact your Fostering Service for the correct link or
contact us
Additional Information:-
1. You will be asked a series of questions. All questions must be answered for your entry to be valid. Please answer the questions as fully and honestly as possible
2. All individual responses will be kept entirely confidential
3. Question 1 asks for your name, the name of the Fostering Service you foster for (either Independent Fostering Agency or Local Authority) and your email address. You do not have to give your full name (first name, initials or a nickname will suffice) nor do you have to provide your email address, but providing them, will make it easier to contact you, should you win. If you do provide these details they will be used specifically to notify you about the prize draw and not for any other purpose. This will be done via your fostering service. All details will be deleted when the winners have been contacted.
4. When you have completed the entry form, click on the finish button. You will be taken to a 'Thank you' page, this will show your prize draw entry number. Please print or save this and keep it safe
5. If you start the questions but don't have time to finish, you can:
- Leave the entry form and start again another time
- Choose 'Save and Continue' - the system will automatically send you a reminder email with a link, so you can carry on where you left off. You will be asked to provide a Name and an email address. YOU DO NOT NEED TO GIVE YOUR FULL NAME, First name, initials or a nickname or a single letter will work. Give the email address that you want the reminder sent to. This information is not kept just used to send the email.
- Please note: We reserve the right to exclude multiple entries.
Please note: We reserve the right to exclude multiple entries.
Terms and Conditions:
1. To enter you must be a Foster Carer, an Adopter or a Special Guardian.
2. We reserve the right to exclude multiple entries.
3. The decision of the organiser/judges is final.
4. We will be asking the Local Authority/Fostering Provider to support Safer Internet Day.
5. Members of Guardian Saints and/or their families will not be eligible to enter.
3. The decision of the organiser/judges is final.
4. We will be asking the Local Authority/Fostering Provider to support Safer Internet Day.
5. Members of Guardian Saints and/or their families will not be eligible to enter.
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Online safety awareness training for young children in care for fostering providers. We will cover common social media apps the benefits and concerns. Privacy settings and safeguards explained to help young people in care's awareness and to promote a safe and positive experience when using the Internet.
Beginners guide to GDPR and Cyber Security Seminar in association NAFP - Fostering Providers
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Guardian Saints work with fostering organisations and individuals responsible for safeguarding young people in care. We help them build robust policy and practices for data protection and online safety.
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Guardian Saints work with organisations and individuals responsible for safeguarding young people in care. We help them build robust policy and practices for data protection and online safety.
As part of the work we did to support Safer Internet Day this year, we collected information about how young people in care used the internet, what they liked and disliked and what worried them about using it. This report presents a summary of what they told us.
