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.
DfE Laptops for Disadvantaged Children Programme
The DfE’s laptops for disadvantaged children programme is distributing laptops to Local Authorities and Trusts.
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.
Online Safety – How Well do Schools Protect Children throughout England?
Find out the top 10 and bottom 10 areas where schools have ranked in online safety performance in England along…
Helpful articles
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A million of the worst images of child sexual abuse have been turned into digital fingerprints in an “unprecedented” drive…
SWGfL to Host New Digital Wellbeing Event with TikTok
On Wednesday 13th July, SWGfL will be joining TikTok for an exclusive online event about digital wellbeing, primarily aimed at…
New Parental Supervision Tools for Instagram and Quest VR
New parental supervision tools are becoming available for Instagram as well as on Quest VR headsets from Meta. Read more…
How well are schools protected? New cyber security report from SWGfL
SWGfL have launched a new cyber security report that looks at how well schools are protected throughout England and Wales.
The new Childnet Digital Leaders training platform is here!
We are excited to announce that the new Childnet Digital Leaders training platform is ready for your school’s pupils!
Celebrate Pride Month with Childnet’s LGBTQ+ Poster
A poster for Pride Month for those working with young people to display in their school or youth group.
Ofcom Releases Online Nation Report
Ofcom has released a new Online Nation report to show data around how people in the UK use the internet.…
Sexual abuse imagery of girls online at record high following pandemic lockdowns
The IWF releases its 2021 Annual Report with the latest global trends in combatting the distribution of child sexual abuse…
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