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18 June 2021 UK SIC

Looking at the Impact and Effects of Social Media Fame

In this blog we’ll look at the impact social media fame can bring to individuals across all ages and consider…

15 June 2021 Becca Cawthorne

Looking at the impact of Safer Internet Day 2021 four months on

Will Gardner OBE, CEO of Childnet and Director of the UK Safer Internet Centre, looks at the impact Safer Internet Day had four…

10 June 2021 Andy Robinson

Ofsted Review – Sexual Harassment and Safeguarding Concerns in Schools

Ofsted has published a review of sexual abuse in schools and colleges in light of the recent Everyone’s Invited campaign…

3 June 2021 Andy Robinson

Looking at Safer Internet Day 2021– Four Months On

Several months on from Safer Internet Day, David Wright (UKSIC Director at SWGfL) takes a look back at the record…

2 June 2021 Becca Cawthorne

Help – my child wants to play games that are too old for them

In this blog we will take a closer look at the ratings in games, give you practical ways to respond…

1 June 2021 UK SIC

Instagram Allows Users to ‘Hide’ Likes

Instagram has launched a new feature that will give users the option to ‘hide’ likes on other people’s posts as…

26 May 2021 Andy Robinson

UK Schools Online Safety Policy and Practice Annual Report 2021 Released

The annual UK Schools Online Safety Policy and Practice report looking at trends around online safety over the last year…

24 May 2021 Angela Munoz Aroca

A reporting solution for all

Throughout 2020, IWF worked to launch Reporting Portals across the world in collaboration with partners ranging from government bodies, law enforcement…

21 May 2021 Andy Robinson

2021 Appropriate Filtering and Monitoring Definitions Published

The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) has published its ‘appropriate’ filtering and monitoring definitions for 2021.  The definitions help both schools and…

20 May 2021 Andy Robinson

Pornography Age Restriction Concerns for Online Safety Bill

Since the Online Safety Bill was published, organisations and individuals have raised concerns over how pornography sites are going to…

18 May 2021 UK SIC

Two weeks remaining to submit your Film Competition films and storyboards

Schools and youth groups across the UK have been busy getting creative and having fun with their films and storyboards…

12 May 2021 Andy Robinson

Queen says the UK will “lead the way” in internet safety

The UKSIC is calling on the Government to honour its commitments to making the UK a safer place to be…