Guides and resources
Teachers and school staff
Educators, social workers and other professionals working with children and young people play a key role in supporting children to learn about how to stay safe online.
It is our experience that this is best achieved by embedding online safety across the curriculum or the work of the organisation, through a framework of effective policies and routes for reporting concerns such as cyberbullying. As well as supporting young people to stay safe online, staff also need to protect their own online reputation, particularly when using social networking sites.
Teaching resources
Lesson plans, resources, guidance, all the information you need to teach online safety in the classroom.
Curriculum planning
Developing a progressive online safety curriculum in your school using some of our resources and tools.
Online safety training sessions
The UK Safer Internet Centre offers a range of online safety training sessions for school staff, the children’s workforce, children…
Professional reputation
Advice about protecting your reputation while using social media and technology both personally and professionally.
Online safety policy
Tools and guidance to help you develop and evaluate your online safety policies.
Appropriate Filtering and Monitoring
Guide for education settings and filtering providers about establishing ‘appropriate levels’ of filtering and monitoring.
Helpful articles
Children must understand risk as UK schools say pupils abusing AI to make sexual imagery of other children
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Free artificial intelligence lesson plans available from SWGfL
SWGfL has collaborated with the South East Regional Organised Crime Unit to develop educational resources for schools about artificial intelligence.
Ofcom announces draft codes of practice to protect children online
Ofcom has published its draft codes of practice focusing on addressing illegal material online. Read more in this article
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New TikTok checklist highlights privacy and security settings
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Global collaboration needed as thousands of AI-generated child sexual abuse images emerge depicting the worst kinds of abuse
The IWF has published its latest report on the proliferation of AI-generated child sexual abuse imagery, following a month-long investigation.
Online Safety Bill Becomes Law after Receiving Royal Assent
The Online Safety Bill has now received Royal Assent, making legislation legal. Read more about what this means for the…
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For cybersecurity month, we’re highlighting what to be aware of when it comes to phishing scams and how you can…
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