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2 November 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Safer Internet Day 2017 Impact Report published

Safer Internet Day 2017 reached more people than ever before, with 3 million children and 2 million parents hearing about…

31 October 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Gaming – resources for parents and carers

From privacy to parental controls – resources for parents and carers who want to know more about gaming.

30 October 2017 UK SIC

Impact of Safer Internet Day 2017

Safer Internet Day reached more children, young people, parents and carers than ever before. Read our impact report to find…

27 October 2017 Andy Robinson

Sign up for our SID 2018 regional stakeholder events

As we prepare for Safer Internet Day 2018, we are hosting a number of regional events for organisations who want to take part…

26 October 2017 Becca Cawthorne

The Safer Internet Day 2018 Supporters List is Live

Every Safer Internet Day hundreds of organisations across the UK join the supporters list to share what they are doing to support the…

24 October 2017 Andy Robinson

Professionals Online Safety update: July – September 2017

The third quarter of the year usually sees a slight dip in calls to the POSH Helpline due to the summer…

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…