This anti-bullying week the theme is "all different,all equal". Here we look at the link between empathy and bullying.
13th November 2017
Laura Higgins, Operations Manager for SWGfL and the UK Safer Internet Centre, has been shortlisted for the ‘Hero of the Year’ award at the annual Women in IT Excellence Awards.
29th September 2017
Take part in our survey to help us gain a better understanding of sexting among young people in the UK.
5th July 2017
Advice from the Professionals Online Safety Helpline (POSH) to help professionals talk to young people about extremism online.
5th June 2017
As games become a more common feature of our everyday lives, it's important to take a minute to consider how they can fit in. Are there any risks involved? And are there any benefits to playing them?
16th May 2017
Gaming is bigger than ever, larger now than both cinema and music, and with mobile gaming more people are playing than ever before. So how did we get here and what is it all about?
25th April 2017
EastEnders has thrust the subject of sexting into the limelight recently, but how common is the problem and how has the show handled this sensitive topic?
6th April 2017
Porn-bots are becoming more common, but what are they, and and why are they appearing on the popular messaging app?
20th March 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
Today, SWGfL is announcing that it is introducing Assisted Monitoring; a new service that applies SWGfL unique capabilities to assist schools in managing technology monitoring systems
7th February 2017
To support schools develop effective strategies to understand, prevent and respond to cyberbullying, leading online safety charity Childnet, as part of the UK Safer Internet Centre, is launching their new Cyberbullying guidance along with a practical toolkit for teachers.
12th December 2016
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
Netsafe’s cyberbullying, online abuse and online harassment service launches amidst research showing over half of Kiwis are concerned about cybersafety and cybersecurity*.
22nd November 2016
Incidence of aggressive behaviour in the 11-16 age group hasn’t shifted significantly across the whole landscape, these behaviours are rising, particularly those associated with online technologies
14th November 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
5 first line responses to help students better to prepare and deal with the potential online safety issues.
5th September 2016