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Child sexual abuse images on the internet naturally invoke some of the strongest emotional reactions in us and rightly so. But we need to be looking at this issue as a whole society. In fact, the UK is very effective at tackling this horrendous content...
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A common question from schools I receive is about engaging with parents either following a concern regarding children's online behaviour when at home or after the school have held a parents evening e-Safety workshop to which only 3 parents attended...
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"Sexting", the practice of sending self generated explicit pictures or video footage via mobile phones and the internet is becoming increasingly common among some teenagers. In October 2012, the Internet Watch Foundation found that 88 per...
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Positive and inspiring use of the internet is at the heart of Childnet International's Film Competition 2013. Childnet is inviting all schools and youth organisations in the UK to enter their challenge. Two separate projects are in place for primary...
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CEOP have released their latest film, First to a Million (aimed at young people aged 13-18), which is now available to download from the Thinkuknow site . The film is also now live on YouTube. As many schools block access to YouTube CEOP have created...
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Children are texting and spending more time online than ever before, according to Ofcom's latest annual report on children's media habits. Texting is most prolific among 12-15 year olds, who say they are sending an average of 193 texts every week...
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The UK Safer Internet Centre are very pleased to be able to share their plans for Safer Internet Day 2013 and to ask for our help. Safer Internet Day 2013 will take place on Tuesday 5 February 2013 . Focusing on online rights and responsibilities, this...
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Vodafone have launched their new and updated Digital Parenting Magazine Following the success of the first issue of the magazine in 2010, 500,000 copies of the new magazine have been printed in 2012. Annie Mullins OBE, Vodafone's Global Head of Content...
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In June 2012, Ofsted released the latest version of their school inspection handbook which now features e-Safety as an important part of an inspection. With the inclusion of e-Safety, Ofsted have now included a range of indicators that evaluate the breadth...
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CEOP's Thinkuknow education programme endeavours to empower young people online through education. It has a range of resources that have been developed for use with children aged from 4-16, helping them to identify the risks they may face online and...
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Childnet International and the UK Safer Internet Centre have published their latest resource for 3-7 year olds on the Kidsmart website. The story eBook "Digiduck's Big Decision" can be read online and also downloaded free of charge. The...
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The third ‘chapter' of the ‘Munch Poke Ping' project by Stephen Carrick-Davies has been been published. This resources has been completed with students from the Bridge Academy in Hammersmith, West London sharing their experiences of adult rated...
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I'm attempting to document some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) around e-Safety topics to help schools and other settings. This is to build on our document " Safer Practice with Technology " which started life as a selection of similar...
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Childnet International are launching their Film Competition 2012 and are hoping to build on last year's success and see another batch of fantastic short films promoting the positive uses of the internet (previous winners can be seen on their website...
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The NFER have published a report " Protecting Children Online: Teachers' perspectives on eSafety " The report provides an analysis of the responses to questions from a bespoke NFER online teacher survey, using NFER's Teacher Voice Panel...
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The Kent e-Safety Strategy Group are pleased to announce that the Staff ICT Acceptable Use Policy Template 2012 is being published to celebrate Safer Internet Day 2012 as part of "Connecting Generations" and exploring the digital world together...
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Beatbullying today publishes Virtual Violence II: Progress and Challenges in the Fight against Cyberbullying - an in-depth study of the state of cyberbullying amongst children, young people and teachers in the UK. The report is commissioned by Nominet...
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The theme for Safer Internet Day 2012 will be 'Connecting generations' and will take place on the 7 th February 2012 to encourage all internet users, whatever their age, to discover the digital world together safely. The UK Safer Internet Centre...
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There has been an increasing number of requests for internet safety presentations and resources for Nursery, Reception and KS1 aged children, and therefore Childnet International have developed a set of resources to support settings in talking about being...
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The UK Safer Internet Centre has released some information for parents in the run up to Christmas. A Parents’ Guide to Technology is an online resource providing advice for parents about the benefits, capabilities and potential risks of smartphones, gaming...
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The theme for SID 2012 will be 'Connecting generations' and it will encourage all users, whatever their age, to discover the digital world together safely. The UK Safer Internet Centre will be encouraging parents, carers and grandparents to connect...
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Next year, Safer Internet Day (SID) will take place on Tuesday 7 February 2012 and will be centred around the theme " Connecting generations and educating each other" . The UK Safer Internet Centre, together with the University of Plymouth is...
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There is often a 'must have' gadget each Christmas and it’s usually technological! Parents can sometimes be swept along and not necessarily consider all aspects when making some of these present purchases, for example online access, age rating...
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The Kent e-Safety Policy Template has been updated for 2012 by the Kent e-Safety Strategy Group to reflect the rapid changes in technology and to promote good practice within schools and settings. The e-Safety agenda relates to children and young people...
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The TDA recently commissioned Sheffield Hallam University to work with two primary schools researching positive steps to achieving the outstanding grade from Ofsted in regards to safeguarding and e-Safety. The development and use of digital technology...
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Today (26 October) the IWF not only marks its annual Awareness Day, but reflects on its 15 years of tackling online child sexual abuse content. The IWF is the UK reporting Hotline for images of child sexual abuse hosted anywhere in the world and UK-hosted...
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Ofcom have published a new report which focuses on the importance of technology with children and teenagers and their parents. There are some interesting statistics uncovered including 12-15s say they would miss their mobile (28 per cent) and the internet...
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The start of a new academic year is a great time to get parents and carers engaged and this year the team at CEOP have made it easier for schools and organisations to start the discussion. The specially produced ‘Back to School' resources, sponsored...
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The Kent e-Safety Strategy Group are pleased to announce a new document: "Using Social Media and Technology in Education Settings". Online social media tools such as blogs, Wikis, social networking and video sharing sites can be excellent tools...
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As the beginning of a new school year is here, Insafe continues its popular Back to School campaign offering teachers and schools a useful box of tools and tips to help start the year off on a positive note. This year the gift package for teachers includes...