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19 October 2017 Andy Robinson

Advice for professionals about the so-called '48 hour missing challenge'

Advice for professionals concerned about media reports of the latest social media challenge.

18 October 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Polls and voting in Instagram Stories

Instagram has unveiled its latest update to Stories. Users can now share polls to measure the opinions of their followers…

17 October 2017 UK SIC

Childnet Digital Leaders mark the launch of Facebook partnership at 'House of Us' event

The ’House of Us’ event in London is a two-day immersive online safety exhibition showcasing youth voice online as well…

16 October 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Facebook announces new partnership with the Childnet Digital Leaders Programme

Childnet is teaming up with Facebook and the Diana Award to deliver a project that will see thousands of young people…

11 October 2017 Andy Robinson

Government publishes Internet Safety Strategy Green Paper

Today the Government has published a consultation that will help shape the UK’s strategies around online safety.

10 October 2017 Andy Robinson

Top Tips for encouraging mental wellbeing in the workplace

To recognise World World Mental Health Day, Ben Bolton, Digital Resilience Research Lead at SWGfL offers his top tips on how education settings can…

3 October 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Register as a Safer Internet Day 2018 supporter

Get involved in Safer Internet Day 2018 with new campaign toolkit and supporter registration!

2 October 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Children’s Commissioner looks at young people’s rights on social media

Young people’s online rights explained in new social media guides for young people

25 September 2017 Becca Cawthorne

76% of girls are confident in their digital skills

New research from Girlguiding looks at the experiences that girls have in their everyday lives, both online and offline.

22 September 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Internet Watch Foundation wins ICT Excellence award

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), wins prestigious award for its work in removing child sexual abuse imagery online.

21 September 2017 Andy Robinson

Helping schools fulfil filtering and monitoring requirements

David Wright, Director of the UK Safer Internet Centre, discusses how we’re helping schools fulfil their safeguarding duties by ensuring appropriate levels of monitoring…

19 September 2017 Andy Robinson

Online Safety Live kicks off

This coming year Online Safety Live will see more than 40 events delivered right across the UK, providing delegates with…