Government launches call for evidence on relationships and sex education

Tue 19 December 2017

The government is asking parents, teachers and young people from across England to help shape a new relationships and sex education curriculum that will help them stay safe and face the challenges of the modern world.
sexting
Teens using tech together

Keeping Children Safe in Education: our response to the proposed changes

Tue 19 December 2017

David Wright, Director of SWGfL and UK Safer Internet Centre, offers his views on the proposed changes to ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges in England.
DfE

Safer Internet Day 2018 Education Packs and SID TV videos launched!

Mon 18 December 2017

The Safer Internet Day 2018 Education Packs and SID TV videos are now available on the UK Safer Internet Centre website.
Safer Internet Day

Department for Education publishes guidance on sexual harassment

Fri 15 December 2017

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

Latest research shows young people feel pressured into sharing nudes

Thu 14 December 2017

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

BBC journalists will educate young people about fake news

Thu 07 December 2017

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

New research into sexual harassment of young people on the internet

Wed 06 December 2017

Today Childnet, a partner in the UK Safer Internet Centre, published the findings from their Europe-wide project deSHAME. These findings show that young people across the UK are being targeted by their peers with online sexual harassment across a range of digital platforms.

YouTube unveils new measures to tackle abuse of platform

Tue 05 December 2017

Social Media giant YouTube has unveiled its plans to clamp down on abuse of its platform.
YouTube, social media

Top tips for staying safe online at Christmas

Mon 04 December 2017

With a huge increase in sales of devices it's important to ensure that you and your children are safe when playing with new kit. To help, we've set out a few top tips to help keep your household safe online over the holidays.
technology, Christmas, gaming

Almost 2 in 5 young people have seen fake news online

Wed 29 November 2017

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 which they interact with fake news.