8 July 2019 Becca Cawthorne

A parent and carer's Guide to Harry Potter: Wizards Unite

Three years after Pokémon Go was released in the UK, the game’s creators have released a new game set in the magical…

19 July 2018 Becca Cawthorne

Staying safe online in the summer holidays – advice for parents and carers

In this blog we look at the ways in which parents and carers can help keep their children safe as…

23 June 2021 Andy Robinson

225% Increase in ‘Hate Speech’ Reported to Report Harmful Content – Annual Report 2021

Today (23/6/2021) Report Harmful Content (RHC) launched their annual report for 2021 ‘Through These Walls’, which analyses data between January 2020…

2 July 2019 Becca Cawthorne

The 2019 Childnet Film Competition is today!

Today is the Childnet Film Competition finalists’ event! This is where we will be celebrating the amazing work of the competition finalists…

24 January 2018 Becca Cawthorne

Safer Internet Day Top Tips and Advice Pages

The UK Safer Internet Centre has launched tips and advice pages especially for Safer Internet Day 2018. 

1 May 2019 Becca Cawthorne

Inspiring young people to think critically about pornography, healthy relationships and body image online

Kate Edwards, a former teacher and current Education and Safeguarding Manager at UKSIC Partner Childnet, looks at our brand new resource for 11-14s, targeting…

14 September 2017 Becca Cawthorne

NSPCC publish report into young people’s use of online services

The NSPCC Net Aware Report 2017: “Freedom to express myself safely” aims to provide a snapshot of young people’s online lives. 

1 June 2017 Becca Cawthorne

IWF CEO nominated for top award

Susie Hargreaves OBE, Internet Watch Foundation’s (IWF) CEO, partners in the UK Safer Internet Centre, is nominated as Executive of…

13 August 2019 Josh Thomas

Celebrating the people that make IWF great – Rosa: Each day I work as an analyst I question how people are so determined to abuse, coerce and exploit children

This blog contains content of a sensitive nature and addresses the issue of the sexual abuse of children.

21 June 2019 Becca Cawthorne

Meet the 2019 Childnet Film Competition Finalists!

After reviewing entries from each country in the UK, we are delighted to announce the six finalists for the 10th annual Childnet Film…

21 June 2018 Andy Robinson

SWGfL publishes report into What Causes Young People Upset Online

SWGfL has today (Thursday 21 June) published a report that explores ‘What Causes Young People Upset Online’ – the second…

15 June 2018 Andy Robinson

New website launched to help tackle Online Hate Speech

Today marks the launch of the SELMA (Social and Emotional Learning for Mutual Awareness) website.