Tag: Digital Wellbeing

ProjectEVOLVE reaches milestone!
ProjectEVOLVE, our award winning digital literacy toolkit, has reached the significant milestone of 10,000 accounts.
11th August 2022

Supporting Mental Health Awareness Week 2022 – Advice from SWGfL and our Helplines
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week, focusing on loneliness. Here, we provide guidance and resources to support professionals or the young people in their care, throughout and beyond the week.
12th May 2022

SWGfL partners with Dialogue to support residential care online safety leads
We have partnered with Dialogue to provide quarterly workshops for online safety leads who want to support the digital wellbeing and online safety of children in residential care and supported accommodation. Read more about this new partnership in our latest article!
3rd May 2022

ProjectEVOLVE launches School Account Analysis Dashboard and more new features!
ProjectEVOLVE are pleased to have launched a variety of new updates! In this article we take you through each update and how they can support new and existing users.
25th April 2022

Introducing our Digital Wellbeing Hub!
SWGfL are delighted to introduce to you our latest topics page, Digital Wellbeing. Read our latest article to discover more!
20th April 2022

ITU Launches POP: Protection Through Online Participation
In collaboration with SWGfL, the ITU has launched Protection through online participation. Find out more about what POP is through our latest article.
16th February 2022

Roblox Interview 2022
Laura Higgins from Roblox joins us once again for an in-depth interview looking at what Roblox has seen recently on the online gaming platform and what they are doing to promote online safety
4th February 2022

YouTube Hiding Dislikes – Considerations
YouTube has incorporated a new feature to ‘hide’ the ‘dislike’ count on videos making it only private to the creator but still allowing viewers to press the ‘dislike’ button if they wish. Take a look at our article to find out more.
10th December 2021

Checking Out to Check In - Balancing Online and Offline Life During a Global Pandemic
Kathryn Tremlett from Report Harmful Content talks about Mental Health Awareness Week and this year's theme of nature whilst discussing the importance of balancing online and offline activity.
13th May 2021

Ground-breaking Laws Set to Keep Children Safe Online
The online safety bill is due to publish some new laws to help protect children online as well as tackle other online harms and abuse including racism and online scams. Find out what is set to be included.
12th May 2021

Mental Health Awareness Week – Advice from POSH Helpline
Carmel Glassbrook from the POSH helpline talks about the importance of looking after ourselves for Mental Health Awareness Week in this latest blog. Find out some things you can do to support your mental health.
10th May 2021

SWGfL Launches Edtesa
Today, we have launched Edtesa! This online platform offers UK businesses and organisations a suite of digital tools to assist in online safety practice whilst also supporting the development of healthy, positive work environments.
6th April 2021

Edtesa – Launching soon!
Edtesa offers something new, exciting and just so happens to be launching very soon! This new company is a subsidiary to SWGfL and will be focussed on the online safety and wellbeing of the modern workplace.
30th March 2021

Celebrating assistive technology
Assistive technology empowers people with disabilities to maintain and improve their confidence, independence, and quality of life.
18th November 2019

Abusive Comments - One of Main causes of Upset for Young People Online
Our second report in a series exploring the relationship between digital technology and young people's wellbeing.
21st June 2018

Does your school have an Online Safety First Aider?
It is as vital for every school and organisation working with children and young people to have an Online Safety Champion as it is to have a First Aider. That’s why we offer everyone who works with children and young people the European Pedagogical ICT (EPICT) Online Safety Qualification.
13th June 2018