Supporting young people to stay safe online
Children in Scotland learn about Cyber resilience and internet safety as part of the Technologies Experiences and Outcomes. They also learn about healthy relationships within the Health and Wellbeing Experiences and Outcomes. To help children and young people stay safe online we want to make sure they know what makes a strong password when using Glow.
Every Glow user should have their own password that is difficult for other people to guess but easy for them to remember.
Traditionally, the criteria for setting passwords is to use a mixture of character types (upper/ lower case, numbers and symbols) with a minimum length being required. However, this can lead to common passwords, e.g. Password1!, being used as it is often difficult to think of anything that matches the rules while being easy to remember.
Creating a strong password
Please click on the link below to find out how strong your password is and how you can make sure it is classed as “Very Strong”.
Resetting your Glow password
Find out how to reset your password and set up a recovery email address
Staying safe online
6 steps to creating a safer online environment at home for your child.
Video: How to set a strong Glow password
Check out this short video outlining how you can create a strong Glow password.
