As we settle into another school year, Kat Tremlett, Professionals Online Safety Helpline practitioner, thinks about the challenges facing young people.
12th September 2017
How Facebook's new scrapbooks feature provides a space for your child without the need for a profile.
30th June 2017
This Mental Health Awareness Week, we look at how supportive online communities can empower young people to tackle mental illness and promote wellbeing.
10th May 2017
MeeTwo, a unique new free social media app to help teenagers deal with stress and anxiety has won a prestigious £15,000 Teach First innovation award
24th April 2017
Amid criticisms of Facebook's handling of reports about sexualised images of children, we offer advice about reporting illegal online content
7th March 2017
Even if you know which apps young people use, it can be difficult to know what they all do. Here is our guide to some of those apps and some of the potential risks you should be aware of
16th February 2017
Snapchat launches new feature to "age-gate" any content for SnapChatters aged 18 and over. It is great to see Snapchat taking steps to protect and shield younger users from innappropriate content.
24th January 2017
It’s important that young people take care when chatting online, but equally the message needs to reflect society’s trends.
17th January 2017
2016 has been a whirlwind of headlines including data protection, appropriate filtering and monitoring, sexting, social media, ransomware and the computing curriculum. Read our 2016 roundup and discover all the great content you may have missed
7th December 2016
Instant messaging and social networks live and die very quickly on the internet in 2016, and the kids populate the new ones very fast. Here is the latest...
25th October 2016
schools everywhere are embracing the use of social media to share key information with their children's families. As for parents and schools, we need to prepare for the worst and have robust systems in place to help unpick any peculiar curve balls thrown your ways...
23rd September 2016
5 first line responses to help students better to prepare and deal with the potential online safety issues.
5th September 2016
Explain what tagging means in online social media websites and give a real-life case.
12th August 2016
There is no denying it children love YouTube. It can be a great resource for learning and expressing creativity, but it doesn't come without risk. We've put together some top tips to help parents protect their children.
13th July 2016
Is your school considering running its own Twitter or Facebook account? Do you know what to consider regarding devices that young people or visitors bring into school every day?
17th May 2016
Vlogger Zoella is reported to earn over £50K a month from YouTube alone...wow! But there are risks associated with vlogging too. We explore both sides of the argument.
13th May 2016