Articles Archive
Nominet and SWGfL partner for Project Evolve in Children's Online Safety Programme
Project Evolve is one of the programmes that Nominet are helping to support through the new Children's Online Safety Programme. Find out more in this latest article.
10th September 2020
SWGfL and Netflix release new Parental Control Checklist
SWGfL have added a brand new checklist to their resources. This time we've worked with Netflix to produce a checklist on how to effectively use parental controls
9th September 2020
Report Harmful Content announce 9 new partnerships contributing to safer online dating and gaming.
From today, RHC will be expanding to deal with harmful content located on dating sites and other platforms as part of their 9 new partnerships. Find out who in this latest article.
8th September 2020
SWGfL and Firebird launch new Data Protection services for schools
SWGfL has partnered up with Firebird to launch a host of services that are there to support schools in their daily handling of data protection. This article looks at why data protection is so important and what schools need to be aware of.
1st September 2020
SWGfL to launch new versions of Online Safety Review Tool
SWGfL has carried out significant re-development of their online self-review tool for schools and will be releasing new and more focussed versions of the tool over the coming months.
24th August 2020
What is Triller?
Hear all about the latest music creator app! This article looks at why so many people are using it and highlights some of its many features.
19th August 2020
RP Helpline Already Surpasses Total Number of Cases from Last Year
Reports from the Revenge Porn Helpline have shown that in this year already, the total number of cases has surpassed those in 2019.
17th August 2020
What is Hate Speech?
The term hate speech conjures up all kinds of thoughts that can be very different and personal to the individual. Do we know what the term means though? This article breaks down the topic whilst introducing Project SELMA & our latest podcast.
11th August 2020
Summer Holidays – Online Safety Resources for Parents
Although schools continue to promote online safety as much as they can, there are still many things that parents and carers can offer at home in order to keep young people safe online during the summer holidays.
6th August 2020
Ransomware Hits the News – Again!
Ransomware has been making the rounds again, but do you know how to stay safe and protect yourself from it? Here we breakdown some key points to always remember!
3rd August 2020
COVID-19: Impact on Helplines
What impact did lockdown have on our helplines? What trends were seen and how did things change? You can read all about it from POSH, RP Helpline and Report Harmful Content
29th July 2020
How AMS can Successfully Help Safeguard Students (Case Studies)
What is AMS? How can AMS help schools to actively keep their school community safe? We look at two case studies where assisted monitoring helped safeguard students.
27th July 2020
UK Safer Internet Centre takes over Secretariat of APPG on Social Media
The UK Safer Internet Centre is taking over as the new Secretariat to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Media. This vital new role will help cement children’s online safety at the heart of Government policy.
23rd July 2020
The New Online Resilience Tool for Education Professionals
The POSH helpline has been teaming up with HeadStart Kernow to help and advise them on the new Online Resilience Tool which provides a practical way for education professionals to assess young people’s online behaviour.
20th July 2020
Why Do We Play Video Games?
Have you ever wondered why so many of us play video games? Is there more to it than just being a fun distraction? Here we look at some of the psychology and lesser known benefits of gaming whilst addressing some of the more common complaints towards the medium.
16th July 2020
Primary School Receives Record Online Safety Mark Achievement
St. Mark’s Ecumenical Anglican/Methodist Primary School becomes the first school to be awarded the Online Safety Mark for the fourth time.
15th July 2020