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Becca Cawthorne

4 April 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Safer Internet Day 2017 Youth Events

Youth events took place right across the UK for Safer Internet Day enabling young people to have their say and…

3 April 2017 Becca Cawthorne

UK now hosts less than 0.1% of child sexual abuse material

Susie Hargreaves OBE, CEO of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), discusses the IWF’s latest data on the identification, distribution and removal of…

31 March 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Be kind online this National Kindness Day!

Today, the Diana Award are calling on young people, schools and wider to get involved in Kindness Day 2017!

23 March 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Young people continue to shape the PSHE Toolkit

We are excited to announce that we are now in the initial phase of extending the Crossing the Line PSHE Toolkit!

15 March 2017 Becca Cawthorne

WhatsApp reinvent their Status feature

​The messaging service WhatsApp has recently launched a new update that sees a move towards photo and video sharing as a main…

14 March 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Latest research trends – from critical thinking to image sharing

The UKCCIS evidence group publish three new research highlights tracking the latest trends in how UK youth use technology. 

13 March 2017 Becca Cawthorne

What is LEGO Life?

Tom, an Education Officer at Childnet International,  looks at the LEGO Life app to see what it offers and how children can use it…

8 March 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Looking at girl’s digital lives this International Women’s Day

Wednesday 3rd March 2017 marks International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements…

3 March 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Launch of Childnet Film Competition 2017!

Childnet have launched the eighth Childnet Film Competition to encourage young people to educate their peers about staying safe online. 

28 February 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Stop, Look and Listen this National Safeguarding Month

​National safeguarding month starts today, the 28th February 2017. For the next month, UKYouth want to put a focus on safeguarding policies in organisations working with young…

24 February 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Cyberbullying resources for parents and teachers

We have numerous resources, for both parents and for teachers and professionals, to help you if you think a young…

23 February 2017 Becca Cawthorne

What is Musical.ly?

Ellie Proffitt, an education officer at Childnet International, looks at the popular app Musical.ly.