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Helen Cole
Should young people be left to their own devices at school?
Should young people be allowed to bring their own devices into school? Some schools ban; some schools allow; and some…
Hack online hate with the SELMA Toolkit
The SELMA Toolkit is an interactive set of tools and materials to support young people to understand what hate speech is,…
Consultation now Open: Appropriate Filtering and Monitoring for Education Settings
The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) has reviewed its ‘appropriate’ filtering and monitoring definitions and is publishing these as a draft for…
Well-Being Tips for Teachers
Research shows that 69% of teachers are stressed at work and people are leaving the profession at a faster rate…
SELMA: Promoting tolerance and empathy online
Online hate speech is a growing problem, with abusive comments from peers one of the key causes of upset online for…
Barefoot – Computing through the power of pizza
Barefoot and SWGfL are excited to announce a new resource, Pizza Party! Created for pupils aged 9-11, it brings data collection and…
ICO's Age Appropriate Design Code
Last week the ICO released their draft code: Age appropriate design: A code of practice for online services. UKSIC and…
SELMA – Exploring the consequences of online hate speech
SELMA is a project co-funded by the European Commission which aims to tackle the problem of online hate speech by…
Young people tell us parental confidence in online safeguards might be misguided
With a focus on families, our latest report explores the use of technology in the home and compares the perspectives…
Young people across Europe come together to end peer-based sexual harassment online
Today Childnet is hosting a Europe-wide event to launch its brand new educational resources that help young people tackle online sexual…
New Swiggle protects children as they take their first net steps
After 18 months of development, the Online Safety experts at SWGfL are proud to announce the launch of the new child friendly search…
Children’s charity call on all to ‘Step Up, Speak Up’ to end sexual harassment online
New educational resources, ‘Step Up, Speak Up!’, have been published today by children’s charity Childnet as part of a Europe-wide project to…