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Wellbeing

8 November 2024 UK SIC

The Online Safety Act: A Positive Step with Room for Improvement

The UKSIC continues to welcome the Act’s potential however, we continue to see areas where the legislation could do more…

19 September 2024 UK SIC

Report reveals the current state of online safety in schools across England

The latest 360 Degree Safe report on online safety in English schools reveals a surprising and concerning slowdown in progress.

10 September 2024 UK SIC

ProjectEVOLVE 2024 Report: Key Insights on Digital Literacy in UK Schools

The ProjectEVOLVE 2024 report, offers valuable insights into the evolving landscape of online safety and digital literacy education in the…

15 August 2024 Beverley Thornton

Virtual Reality: A Brief Guide

VR games have become increasingly popular, find out about some of the benefits and considerations.

30 April 2024 UK SIC

Ofcom Data Reveals 1 in 3 Children Aged 5 -7 Use Social Media Unsupervised

The latest research from Ofcom has revealed the current online landscape of children and young people using technology.

29 March 2024 UK SIC

New feedback feature for UK Safer Internet Centre website

This new feature is there for users to rate our guidance and articles to see how much value the information…

27 March 2024 UK SIC

Impersonation and Scamming Alerts Introduced on Instagram

Instagram has rolled out a new feature aimed at enhancing user awareness regarding potential suspicious activities and impersonation attempts.

26 March 2024 UK SIC

Professionals Online Safety Helpline Publishes Online Reputation Guidance

The Professionals Online Safety Helpline has released new guidance to support schools with online reputation concerns.

19 March 2024 UK SIC

SWGfL Launches ProjectEVOLVE EDU – Online Training for Educators

ProjectEVOLVE EDU is a new professional development platform focusing on digital literacy and online safety for educators.

23 February 2024 Becca Cawthorne

New resource from Childnet – Championing youth voice this LGBT+ History Month

February is LGBT+ History Month, and to celebrate UK Safer Internet Centre partner Childnet have created a poster for you…

14 February 2024 UK SIC

New Instagram Privacy and Safety Checklist

The Instagram Privacy and Safety Checklist offers easy and straightforward guidance to help protect your profile.

6 February 2024 Becca Cawthorne

Almost half of children and three quarters of parents and carers are worried about safety risks amidst fast-paced technological developments such as genAI.

Research launched for Safer Internet Day reveals that young people are excited about changes in online technology but express the…