MP Brendan O’Hara has shown his support to a bid to help Argyll and Bute schools keep children safe online.

Mr O’Hara learned about resources available for local schools from online safety campaigners Internet Matters, which aims to help children stay safe online.

Internet Matters held a joint parliamentary drop-in session with Google to showcase the tools available for parents and schools.

Responding to the work of Internet Matters, Mr O’Hara said: “As children increasingly live their lives in a digital world, internet safety is becoming more of a pressing issue for teachers and schools.

“Both Internet Matters and Google believe that all children should be able to enjoy the wealth of information and entertainment available online in a way that is as safe and age appropriate as possible, so building children’s digital resilience is a key life skill that is needed for young people today.”

Mr O’Hara plans to highlight the new schools resource hub with teachers in Argyll and Bute which he hopes will help and support all online safety discussions with parents.

For more information on keeping children safe online visit internetmatters.org