Family AI learning and online safety guides
Clear, source-checked help for guided AI homework, age-appropriate learning, family rules, SafeSearch and home network protection.
Start with a parent hub
Learning guides
- Learning guideAI homework help for KS1 and KS2: a parent guideSet useful boundaries for AI-supported homework in primary school while keeping the child doing the thinking.
- Learning guideAI homework help for KS3 and KS4: a parent guideA safe routine for explanations, revision and checking in secondary school without outsourcing the work.
Family AI safety
- AI safety guideSeven family rules for safe generative AI homeworkA short, practical agreement families can use before a child opens an AI homework tool.
- AI safety guideSocratic AI tutor vs answer generator: what parents should look forUse a practical checklist to tell guided learning support from a tool that simply completes the task.
Router setup guides
Identify your exact model before following a menu path. These articles describe vendor options; they do not certify a Canopy DNS setup for every router or firmware version.
- Security guideHow to set up parental controls on BT Smart Hub 2Secure your BT Smart Hub 2, review BT controls, and check whether a supported Canopy DNS router path is available.
- Security guideHow to set up parental controls on Sky Q HubCheck the Sky Q Hub support limit, review Broadband Shield, and understand which connections use your chosen DNS filter.
- Security guideHow to set up parental controls on Virgin Media HubCovers Hub 3, Hub 4, and Hub 5: review Virgin broadband controls and choose a supported Canopy DNS setup route.
- Security guideHow to set up parental controls on EE Smart HubSecure your EE Smart Hub, review EE controls, and check which devices use your chosen filtering route.
- Security guideHow to set up parental controls on a TalkTalk routerChoose TalkTalk HomeSafe or a supported NextDNS route, then check which devices use that DNS provider.
- Security guideHow to set up parental controls on Netgear OrbiConnect Canopy-managed DNS and use the parental-control features supported by your exact Orbi model.
- Security guideHow to set up parental controls on TP-Link DecoCheck Deco model, operating-mode and subscription limits before choosing DNS and parental-control settings.
- Security guideHow to set up parental controls on an ASUS routerASUS DNS and parental-control features vary by model and firmware; check for an approved Canopy setup path before changing settings.
Network and filtering topics
- Network guideHow to set up SafeSearch on your home network (UK)Set up managed SafeSearch for compatible requests on your home DNS route, with clear checks for devices that may bypass it.
- Network guideHow to block ChatGPT on your home networkBlock known AI chatbot domains on compatible requests through your configured family DNS profile.
Explore Canopy Families
Guided AI homework help and a parent dashboard, with managed NextDNS filtering only through an available method validated for your exact router. Home-router filtering does not follow a phone onto mobile data.
£9.99/month after an eligible 14-day trial. A payment card is required at checkout; the subscription starts after the trial unless you cancel. The limited free plan includes five sessions per week and one child profile, without managed NextDNS filtering. Safety and fair-use limits apply to AI.