Mobile phones

Here are some handy tips to keep you and your phone safe:

• Make sure your parents know what you mean when you send a text
• Before you go out, make sure all the numbers you need are stored on your phone
• Make sure your battery is fully charged and that you have credit before leaving the house
• Put your friends’ numbers in your parents’ phones, or write them down, just in case they need to contact you and your phone isn’t working
• Only give out your mobile number to your friends and family
• Don’t reply to texts from people you don’t know
• When you’re out and about don’t keep your phone on display and put it on vibrate, so only you know when it’s ringing
• Don’t walk and text at the same time, you won’t know what’s going on around you
• If you don’t have any credit, you can still call 999 if you need to
• 112 is the international emergency telephone number, it will put you through to the emergency services even if you are elsewhere in Europe
• If your phone is out of action, you can call 100 or 0800 REVERSE (7383773) in a phone box to reverse charges and call home
• Store a number to contact in case of an emergency under ICE (In Case of Emergency) in the contacts list in your phone
• Follow your school rules about mobile phones.
• If your can, lock your phone. It means if someone takes it, they can’t use it
• Only give your telephone number to people you trust.
• If you get a nasty text message, don’t reply, but tell a grown up you trust.