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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…
SWGfL to Launch New Versions of Online Safety Review Tool
Our partners at SWGfL have re-developed the online self-review tool Online Compass and will be releasing new and more focused…
SWGfL Release Blended Learning Resource
Our partners at SWGfL have released a new resource about Blended Learning which will help schools prepare for the new…
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…
UKSIC Helplines – Impact of COVID-19
What impact did lockdown have on our helplines? What trends were seen and how did things change? You can read…
Microsoft Teams – A Guide for Professionals
Here we highlight some of the many features and benefits available on Microsoft Teams whilst showing you how to stay safe…
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…
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…
Safer Internet Centre takes over Secretariat of APPG on Social Media
Social media has enormous potential for good, but we must be “alive” to the potential dangers as more and more…
New Online Resilience Tool Launched for Professionals
The Professionals Online Safety helpline (POSH) has teamed up with HeadStart Kernow to help create a new Online Resilience Tool.
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…
Online Tutoring – Safeguarding Considerations for Schools
Our partners at SWGfL have put together a helpful resource to outline the key things to remember when it comes…