Helping children and young people stay safe online
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Safer Internet Day
Safer Internet Day (February 8th 2022) is supported by organisations worldwide in approximately 170 countries in an effort to make the internet a safe place for children and young people.
In the UK, Safer Internet Day unites millions of young people, schools and organisations to spark conversations on key issues around online safety.
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Young people
Resources, top tips and advice for young people to help them manage their online lives.
Parents & Carers
Advice and top tips on the devices young people are using and the issues they may face.
Remote learning
Free resources from a range of organisations to help support your students to engage in remote learning safely.
Real-life impact
Make the internet a better place for children and young people. That’s the mission of the UK Safer Internet Centre, a partnership of three leading charities.
270,000
web pages removed
6,785
young people trained as Digital Leaders
20,000
reached by training sessions around the UK
Real-life stories
“I enjoy the Digital Leaders Programme because I would really like to help make a change to young people’s lives.”
“I absolutely join you in congratulating all the work that goes on around Safer Internet Day. The Secretary of State attended the main conference on Tuesday.
“I appeared myself, albeit by video link, so we are absolutely committed to working with all of the charities and organisations that have made Safer Internet Day such a success.”
“It was a very interesting and informative session with an abundance of helpful online resources.”
We are the UK Safer Internet Centre
We are a partnership of three leading organisations: Childnet International, Internet Watch Foundation and SWGfL, with one mission – to promote the safe and responsible use of technology for young people.
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