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18 January 2021 Angela Munoz Aroca

‘Grave threat’ to children from predatory internet groomers as online child sexual abuse material soars to record levels

A record number of reports of online child sexual abuse have been processed by the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).

13 January 2021 Andy Robinson

Xbox Series X Parental Controls and Security Settings

Microsoft incorporates a variety of parental controls and security settings to ensure that the whole family can feel safe when…

12 January 2021 Becca Cawthorne

4 weeks to go until Safer Internet Day 2021 – 4 things you can do now

With only 4 weeks to go until Safer Internet Day on the 9th February, we take a look at some of…

8 January 2021 Becca Cawthorne

Safer Internet Day social media pack for 2021

We have created a social media pack to help you get involved in Safer Internet Day.

22 December 2020 Andy Robinson

Learn Professional Digital Skills with EdifyLearn

SWGfL as part of the UK Safer Internet Centre have teamed up with industry leading edtech and online training organisations…

18 December 2020 Becca Cawthorne

Safer Internet Day Top Tips and Advice Pages looking at reliability online

The UK Safer Internet Centre has launched top tips and advice pages tailor made to cover the issue of online reliability and…

17 December 2020 UK SIC

UK Safer Internet Centre Release Two Year Public Report

The UKSIC has compiled a report that outlines the highlights over the past two years including the impact of Safer Internet…

16 December 2020 Becca Cawthorne

Safer Internet Day 2021 Education Pack for 7-11year olds – taking a closer look

For Safer Internet Day we have created a range of resources for those working with children and young people, including tailored resources for those…

15 December 2020 Angela Munoz Aroca

Eyes of the world very much on Europe' as IWF welcomes progress on child safety measures in Brussels

“We cannot allow Europe to be a safe haven for these criminals who would exploit the worst abuse of vulnerable,…

15 December 2020 Becca Cawthorne

Childnet’s five festive tips for giving technology gifts this Christmas

To help your festive preparations, we have come up with five festive tips for parents and carers when giving technology…

15 December 2020 Andy Robinson

The UK Safer Internet Centre has welcomed the Government’s commitment to tackling online harms and making the UK the safest place in the world to go online.

Today (December 15) the Government has published its full response to the Online Harms White Paper consultation.

14 December 2020 Becca Cawthorne

Safer Internet Day 2021 Top Tips for Parents and Carers

Have a look at the tips and links below with some suggestions on how to get you started and help…