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Becca Cawthorne

21 October 2020 Becca Cawthorne

Black inventors and pioneers who have influenced the way we use the internet and technology today

October is UK Black History Month. As part of Childnet’s recognition of Black History Month, we wanted to recognise some of the Black individuals…

6 October 2020 Becca Cawthorne

Safer Internet Day 2021 Supporters

See what people across the UK are doing to celebrate Safer Internet Day 2021!

5 October 2020 Becca Cawthorne

Safer Internet Day 2021 Supporters registration now open!

Schools and organisations are now able to register as a Safer Internet Day Supporter to share what they are doing for the day!

23 September 2020 Becca Cawthorne

Delete or Deactivate – What to do with your old accounts (updated for 2020)

This blog gives site specific guidance about how to deactivate or delete your accounts, and what these options mean.

16 September 2020 Becca Cawthorne

UK theme for Safer Internet Day 2021 announced

Safer Internet Day is on 9th February 2021 and will be celebrated in the UK with the theme: An internet we trust: exploring…

16 September 2020 Becca Cawthorne

An internet we trust: exploring reliability in the online world

Celebrating the amazing range of information and opportunities online, the potential to inform, connect and inspire us, and looking at how…

25 August 2020 Becca Cawthorne

25 ideas for embedding online safety throughout your curriculum

With the full time return of Scottish schools and schools in England, Wales and Northern Ireland due in September, our…

7 August 2020 Becca Cawthorne

Looking at the impact the Childnet Digital Leaders Programme has

This blog looks at the impact of the Digital Leaders Programme on young people’s online behaviours, confidence, knowledge and wellbeing as well as…

30 July 2020 Becca Cawthorne

Watch online safety films created by young people

During lockdown over 130 young people across the UK got creative and made short films to inspire their peers to…

23 July 2020 Becca Cawthorne

Help your children to have a safe and happy time online this summer holiday

Children and young people across the UK are getting ready to have more free time as the summer holidays get…

17 July 2020 Becca Cawthorne

Advice for schools on responding to online challenges

It has come to our attention that reports about online suicide games have been circulating again recently. Our advice on this topic…

25 June 2020 Becca Cawthorne

Looking at online safety resources this RSE day

Over the last few years we have been working on some resources to help schools cover RSE in relation to the online…