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Online Safety

5 October 2020 Becca Cawthorne

Safer Internet Day 2021 Supporters registration now open!

Schools and organisations are now able to register as a Safer Internet Day Supporter to share what they are doing for the day!

30 September 2020 Andy Robinson

New data: thousands of schools need more help to tackle online safety effectively

Experts say new data indicates schools need more support to address online safety issues at a time where young people…

23 September 2020 Becca Cawthorne

Delete or Deactivate – What to do with your old accounts (updated for 2020)

This blog gives site specific guidance about how to deactivate or delete your accounts, and what these options mean.

18 September 2020 Andy Robinson

Call for a New Taskforce at the IWF

The IWF is looking for six Image Classification Assessors and a Quality Assurance Officer to help them protect children in…

16 September 2020 Becca Cawthorne

UK theme for Safer Internet Day 2021 announced

Safer Internet Day is on 9th February 2021 and will be celebrated in the UK with the theme: An internet we trust: exploring…

1 September 2020 Andy Robinson

Helping young people get back to school ready with BBC Own It

The Team at BBC Own It have created a range of content to help young people return to learning.In this…

26 August 2020 Andy Robinson

IWF Release New Reporting Portal for Madagascar

For the first time, people in Madagascar will have a safe and anonymous place to report criminal images and videos…

30 July 2020 Becca Cawthorne

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…

23 July 2020 Becca Cawthorne

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…

22 July 2020 Angela Munoz Aroca

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…

21 July 2020 Andy Robinson

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.

17 July 2020 Becca Cawthorne

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…