Harness the power of youth voice in online education.

Thu 21 March 2019

Will Gardner, CEO of Childnet and UKSIC director, looks at the ways in which educators can harness the power of young people in online safety education.

From Stories to posts: How to spot advertising on Instagram

Tue 19 March 2019

From bloggers and ‘Instagram stars’ to celebrities, we share our top tips for being a critical thinker when it comes to advertising on Instagram.
parents, teachers, Instagram

New Swiggle protects children as they take their first net steps

Thu 14 March 2019

After 18 months of development, the Online Safety experts at SWGfL are proud to announce the launch of the new child friendly search engine, Swiggle.org.uk.
teachers

Children’s charity call on all to ‘Step Up, Speak Up’ to end sexual harassment online

Thu 14 March 2019

New educational resources, ‘Step Up, Speak Up!’, have been published today by children’s charity Childnet as part of a Europe-wide project to tackle online sexual harassment carried out by young people.
teachers
Screenshot voxpop video Steering Clear campaign

Fighting popular misconceptions about criminal content online

Wed 13 March 2019

We went out on the streets of major cities in the UK to ask young people several questions related to child sexual abuse imagery online.

Why is online sexual harassment an issue for women and girls?

Fri 08 March 2019

Project deSHAME Lead, Maithreyi Rajeshkumar, writes on the experiences of girls when facing online sexual harassment this International Women's Day.

Online Safety Live - Free Online Safety Sessions Across the UK

Tue 05 March 2019

As part of its work within the UK Safer Internet Centre, South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL) delivers dozens of free online safety briefings up and down the UK each year.

New Information Pages Launched for Children

Mon 04 March 2019

The Childnet website has an exciting new area for children aged 8-11 years old.
primary, young people

UK Safer Internet Centre Public Report Released

Fri 01 March 2019

As UKSIC embarks on its fifth phase of co-funding from the European Commission, we look back at the achievements of the Centre over the last thirty months in our end-of-phase report.
Childnet Film Competition 2019 Arty

Entries now open for the Childnet Film Competition 2019

Mon 25 February 2019

The 10th annual Childnet Film Competition is now open for entries! Primary and secondary school children are invited to enter their own online safety film.
Childnet Film Competition