Consultation now Open: Appropriate Filtering and Monitoring for Education Settings

Tue 21 May 2019

The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) has reviewed its 'appropriate' filtering and monitoring definitions and is publishing these as a draft for consultation. The definitions aim to help both schools and providers understand what is considered 'appropriate'. The consultation is open to industry, schools and the public until 14th June 2019.

Introducing the Childnet Film Competition Judges

Mon 20 May 2019

Entries for the Childnet Film Competition close on Monday 10th June, so with less than one month left to enter we look at some of the key things to know, including a sneak peek at this year’s judging panel!

Childhood lasts a lifetime

Thu 16 May 2019

On 25 April the IWF launched ‘Once upon a year’, their 2018 Annual Report. Baroness Floella Benjamin OBE DL hosted the launch and talked about it on a blog. Guidance: This blog contains content of a sensitive nature and addresses the issue of the sexual abuse of children.

Well-Being Tips for Teachers

Thu 16 May 2019

Research shows that 69% of teachers are stressed at work and people are leaving the profession at a faster rate than ever before, but we don’t need academic research to see that teaching has become an increasingly stressful job. Carmel Glassbrook, Professionals Online Safety Helpline Practitioner, offers her top tips to help educators look after themselves .

'It has given me the confidence that I can make a difference' - Looking at the Childnet Digital Leaders Programme

Mon 13 May 2019

Throughout January to March this year, Childnet conducted its annual survey to gain feedback on the Digital Leaders Programme.

SELMA: Promoting tolerance and empathy online

Fri 10 May 2019

Online hate speech is a growing problem, with abusive comments from peers one of the key causes of upset online for young people. This is why UK Safer Internet Centre partner, SWGfL, is working alongside European partners to help deliver SELMA, a two year project that aims to tackle the problem of online hate speech by promoting mutual awareness, tolerance, and respect.
SELMA, online hate speech

Setting up parental controls on Netflix

Tue 07 May 2019

In this blog we look at what parental controls are available on Netflix and how you can work with your family to implement the tools that work for you.

Barefoot - Computing through the power of pizza

Fri 03 May 2019

Barefoot and SWGfL are excited to announce a new resource, Pizza Party! Created for pupils aged 9-11, it brings data collection and analysis to life through the power of pizza! This is a 5 lesson resource that explores Italy and the logistics of planning a pizza party, including copyright, effective searching on the internet and use of data modeling using spreadsheets. And it all culminates in a class pizza party!
computing, teachers, lessons

Inspiring young people to think critically about pornography, healthy relationships and body image online

Wed 01 May 2019

Kate Edwards, a former teacher and current Education and Safeguarding Manager at UKSIC Partner Childnet, looks at our brand new resource for 11-14s, targeting online pornography, healthy relationships and body image online.

ICO's Age Appropriate Design Code

Fri 26 April 2019

Last week the ICO released their draft code: Age appropriate design: A code of practice for online services. UKSIC and SWGfL Online Safety Consultant, Andrew Williams, takes a look at who is covered and what the code expects of developers.​