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18 December 2017 UK SIC

Education Packs

Free educational resources created for Safer Internet Day 2018, including lesson plans, presentations, films and more for 3-18 year olds…

18 December 2017 Louiza Youlzari

SID TV 2018

Series of films for Safer Internet Day 2018 that focus on healthy online relationships and digital wellbeing.

15 December 2017 UK SIC

Department for Education publishes guidance on sexual harassment

Advice for schools and colleges on how to prevent and respond to reports of sexual violence and harassment between children. 

15 December 2017 UK SIC

About Safer Internet Day 2018

Find out more about what happened on Safer Internet Day across the UK and globally.

14 December 2017 Becca Cawthorne

#ItStartsWithUs

This Safer Internet Day we encouraged everyone to play their part in building a better internet.

14 December 2017 UK SIC

Latest research shows young people feel pressured into sharing nudes

SWGfL has published new research into sexting behaviour among young people.

7 December 2017 UK SIC

BBC journalists will educate young people about fake news

The BBC is launching a new programme supporting secondary school pupils to identify real news and filter out fake or…

6 December 2017 Becca Cawthorne

New research into sexual harassment of young people on the internet

Today Childnet, a partner in the UK Safer Internet Centre, published the findings from their Europe-wide project deSHAME. These findings show that…

1 December 2017 Becca Cawthorne

The #SID2018 social media campaign

The social media campaign trended throughout the day on 6th February 2018 to celebrate Safer Internet Day.

29 November 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Almost 2 in 5 young people have seen fake news online

Ofcom have released the findings from their 2017 Children’s media use and attitudes report, which focuses on children’s behaviour online and the way in…

28 November 2017 Becca Cawthorne

Things to consider when buying tech gifts this Christmas

This blog contains advice for parents and carers to help them get to grips with the safety features available on…

21 November 2017 Andy Robinson

On the road again: on tour with SID TV

As preparations for Safer Internet Day 2018 ramp, the team at SWGfL has been working hard, becoming  script writers, producers, runners and location fixers to create…