DfE published a consultation on December 14th 2017 - here our Director David Wright offers his views on the proposed changes to ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges in England.
19th December 2017
2017 has been another exciting year for everyone at SWGfL. Here's a round up of everything we've been doing.
14th December 2017
SWGfL - as part of its work in the UK Safer Internet Centre - with Plymouth University, The Office of the eSafety Commissioner and Netsafe have collaborated on research into young people’s experience of sexting.
13th December 2017
Childnet, one of our partners in the UK Safer Internet Centre, has published the findings from their Europe-wide project deSHAME, which shows that young people across the UK are being targeted by their peers with online sexual harassment.
8th December 2017
This week the privacy regulator has cautioning MP’s over sharing their passwords with their staff after a number of tweets revealed they were engaged in the practice. But why not? What could go wrong if I do?
6th December 2017
YouTube is one of the most widely used social media platforms in the world today. Here Susan Wojcicki, YouTube CEO, tells us how they are working to tackle abuse of the platform.
5th December 2017
SWGfL Director, David Wright, responds to the Government's Internet Safety Strategy green paper, we reflect on the document and look at where it may need some development.
27th November 2017
Teachers around the UK are invited to take part in a consultation to shape PSHE and RSE education in schools.
22nd November 2017
At this time of year it is important to ensure that you and your children are safe when playing with new tech. Here are our tips for staying safe online this Christmas.
22nd November 2017
As we ramp up for Safer Internet Day 2018, our team are working hard to create more cracking video content for this year's SIDTV
21st November 2017
The festive season is starting to pick up steam as we head towards Black Friday and Cyber Monday. With tech being the order of the day, we need to make sure we know what we are buying before clicking that button.
21st November 2017
This Anti Bullying Week, Kat Tremlett, from the Professionals Online Safety Helpline, gives her advice for professionals who are concerned about cyberbullying.
15th November 2017
This anti-bullying week the theme is "all different, all equal". It's tempting to celebrate how far we've come in LGBT rights, but we still have a long way to go.
14th November 2017
This anti-bullying week the theme is "all different,all equal". Here we look at the link between empathy and bullying.
13th November 2017
The latest in our 'connectivity' series looks at the changing landscape of 'Superfast Broadband' and what all the terminology means.
8th November 2017
SWGfL’s latest self-review tool, 360 Data has been shortlisted as a BETT Awards 2018 finalist in the Service and Support category.
2nd November 2017