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Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mrs Kelly Evans, Deputy Headteacher

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead and Safeguarding Officer: Mrs Susanne Williams

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead: Ms Jo Darby, Family Support Worker

Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead: Mr Kevin Bryant, Headteacher

Useful information for Parents about Roblox and how to support your child.

Roblox is used by children from a very young age, with many starting in primary school and a particularly large number of players aged around 8 - 12. There is no fixed minimum age to play, and children often share games and social spaces with much older users. This mix of ages, combined with user-generated content and social features such as chat and voice chat, means children’s experiences can vary widely.

Talk to your child about their game use to help open lines of conversation:

What games are they accessing, and are they age-appropriate?
Is chat enabled, and who can message them?
Have they come across anything violent, hateful or worrying?
Are they using private servers or public spaces?
Are parental controls or age settings in place and actively used?
Does the parent feel confident managing the platform?

Disclosures of concerning content on Roblox should be treated as safeguarding issues.

What helps most in practice includes:

Regular, interested conversations about what children enjoy playing, who they play with, and what they notice online
Adults showing curiosity, including watching or playing alongside children, so games are not treated as a secret or separate world
A clear understanding of personal information, including why chats should stay about the game and when to tell an adult
Agreed rules around spending, with children knowing when real money is involved and when permission is needed
Reassurance that worries should be shared, including exposure to upsetting content, mean behaviour or hate-based language
Confidence using block and report tools, so concerns can be addressed calmly and practically
Active use of safety settings, including age-appropriate controls, chat restrictions and parent account oversight

More information can be found here: https://corp.roblox.com/safety-by-age and in the attached useful table about Roblox settings support for parents.

Roblox: settings that help keep children safer

Roblox can be a creative and enjoyable space, but because games and social spaces are created by users, children’s experiences can vary widely. Many children start playing in primary school, often sharing games and conversations with much older users. Settings help, but they work best when combined with regular conversations and adult interest.

Key settings to check

Setting	What it affects	A safer starting point
Account Age & content level	What types of games and experiences your child can access, including older-teen content.	Set the account to your child's real age and choose a lower content maturity level.
Age verification	How Roblox groups users into age brackets.	Make sure age verification reflects your child's real age.
Text chat	Who can send and receive messages?	Limit chat to friends only or turn it off for younger children.
Voice chat	Live voice conversations during some games.	Turn off unless you are confident and actively supervising.
Party/Group chat	Group conversations that continue across games.	Restrict or disable for younger users.
Friends & contacts	Who can add your child as a friend?	Restrict requests and review the friends list regulary.
Private servers	Who can invite your child to private game spaces?	Allow invites only from people your child knows offline.
Public multiplayer games	Playing with a large number of unknown users.	Encourage smaller or friend-only spaces where possible.
Screen time limits	How long your child can play each day?	Agree clear daily limits that work for your family.
In-game spending	Buying Robux and premium items.	Set spending limits or require approval for purchases.
Parental activity tools	Summaries of what your child plays and who they interact with.	Link a parent account and review activity together.

Why this matters

Most problems on Roblox don’t come from the games themselves, but from social interaction — messaging, voice chat, group spaces and contact with people your child doesn’t know. Safety settings are most effective when children understand why they are in place and feel able to talk about what they experience online.

Helpful conversation starters