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18 April 2017 Becca Cawthorne

New Film Competition judge announced

We are delighted to announce that the second of our Childnet Film Competition judges is Joanna van der Meer, a Film Tutor and…

13 April 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Parental controls on the Nintendo Switch

We look at the Nintendo Switch console to help parents ensure that their children are using the device safely and…

11 April 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Childnet Digital Leaders have their say about Government Internet Safety Strategy

65 young people aged 11-18 years have taken part in a consultation to share their views about the Government’s upcoming Internet…

10 April 2017 Becca Cawthorne

The Safer Internet Day Youth Events page is now live

Our new Safer Internet Day Youth Events Page explores the highlights from the Safer Internet Day events in London, Scotland, Wales and…

6 April 2017 Becca Cawthorne

BFFC Chief Executive announced as Film Competition judge

We are delighted to announce the first of our judges for the 2017 Childnet Film Competition, David Austin, Chief Executive…

6 April 2017 Becca Cawthorne

The UKCCIS Evidence Group publish two new research highlights

Two new Research Highlights have been published by the Evidence Group of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety.

4 April 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Safer Internet Day 2017 Youth Events

Youth events took place right across the UK for Safer Internet Day enabling young people to have their say and…

3 April 2017 Becca Cawthorne

UK now hosts less than 0.1% of child sexual abuse material

Susie Hargreaves OBE, CEO of the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), discusses the IWF’s latest data on the identification, distribution and removal of…

31 March 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Be kind online this National Kindness Day!

Today, the Diana Award are calling on young people, schools and wider to get involved in Kindness Day 2017!

29 March 2017 UK SIC

Get involved in Kindness Day 2017

On Friday 31st March, the Diana Award are calling on young people, schools and wider to get involved in Kindness Day 2017!

29 March 2017 Andy Robinson

Is Virtual Reality the next big mainstream technology

To address the shortfalls with 3D’s, Virtual Reality is being billed as the next big thing being, but what are the issues…

23 March 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Young people continue to shape the PSHE Toolkit

We are excited to announce that we are now in the initial phase of extending the Crossing the Line PSHE Toolkit!