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24 April 2018 Becca Cawthorne

UK Safer Internet Centre a finalist in 2018 ISPA Awards

We are delighted to announce that the UK Safer Internet Centre has been shortlisted for an ISPA award under the category Best…

23 April 2018 Becca Cawthorne

South West Grid for Learning and GDPR in Schools played active role on DfE GDPR Stakeholder Group

To mark today’s launch of the Department for Education’s GDPR Toolkit for Schools, SWGfL ,a partner in the UK Safer Internet Centre, and GDPR in Schools, who both…

19 April 2018 Andy Robinson

SWGfL publishes new GDPR guidance for schools and colleges

In preparation for new GDPR legislation, SWGfL has published advice and guidance for schools and colleges when it comes to managing personal data.

18 April 2018 Andy Robinson

IWF publishes latest Annual Report to reveal online child abuse imagery up by a third

Figures released today by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), show a 37% increase in child sexual abuse URLs, with 65% hosted in…

16 April 2018 Becca Cawthorne

The impact of social media and screen-use on young people's health

The UK Safer Internet Centre has responded to The Science and Technology Committee’s inquiry into the impact of social media…

11 April 2018 Becca Cawthorne

Picture This – drama resource about sexting Updated for 2018

Educators can now access the updated version of our educational resource looking at issues around sexting.

10 April 2018 Becca Cawthorne

Safer Internet Day 2018 reaches 45% of young people in the UK

The Safer Internet Day 2018 Impact Report has been published by the UK Safer Internet Centre.

10 April 2018 Becca Cawthorne

Impact of Safer Internet Day 2018

Safer Internet Day reached more children, young people, parents and carers than ever before.

9 April 2018 Andy Robinson

Exploring Education for a Connected World: Online Relationships

Ken Corish, Online Safety Director for SWGfL and the UK Safer Internet Centre, takes an in-depth look at the new…

5 April 2018 Becca Cawthorne

38% of teachers aware of sexual harassment among pupils

This week NASUWT-The Teachers’ Union published research into pupil wellbeing, mental health and experiences of sexual harassment.

3 April 2018 Becca Cawthorne

A closer look at the Childnet Film Competition

As part of Childnet’s work in the UK Safer Internet Centre, we recently launched the Childnet Film Competition 2018. 

29 March 2018 UK SIC

Facebook – Privacy checks and third party apps

In the wake of news about Cambridge Analytica and Facebook, many people are considering how their personal data is used…