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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…