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
Following Public Health England’s launch of 'Rise Above for Schools'- the latest initiative aimed at helping young people build resilience. Here Ben Bolton, reflects on his own experience of working in the field with HeadStart.
21st September 2017
For schools, recognising, responding and dealing with online safety issues can be challenging. BOOST is a powerful suite of tools designed to help you meet those challenges.
14th September 2017
Coming off the back of one of the biggest data breaches in history, it seems not a month goes by without another report of some big hack . So what is a data breach? Who causes them and why? And what can we do to protect ourselves?
14th September 2017
As we settle into another school year, Kat Tremlett, Professionals Online Safety Helpline practitioner, thinks about the challenges facing young people.
12th September 2017
Superfast broadband has transformed the use of technology for many across the UK. We look at what's next for “superfast broadband”
12th September 2017
The holidays may be over, but the Barefoot Computing Project is here to help you get set for teaching computer science and computational thinking this term!
12th September 2017
More and more parents are looking to technology to keep their children safe online, but at what cost?
18th August 2017
Online life can expose vulnerable people to a range of risks, so it's important that professionals understand how to spot these quickly and manage them effectively.
3rd August 2017
Trafalgar Infant School in Richmond on Thames has become the 300th school to receive SWGfL’s Online Safety Mark accreditation.
1st August 2017
As the dust settles on another school year, we reflect on what it is that makes Online Safety Live so special.
20th July 2017
With schools expected to provide "appropriate" levels of monitoring SWGfL's new service offers a helping hand to those drowning in data.
19th July 2017
We try out the latest app reportedly being misused by adults sharing sexual content.
17th July 2017
As the summer holidays rapidly approach no doubt you will be looking forward to pimms parties and G&T's in the sun. But before you go, here's a handy summary of the hot topics we've been discussing over the past year....
11th July 2017
Yes cookies, those delicious chocolatey baked crumbly biscuit things that do something magic on the computer. We all accept them, but what are they? What do they do? And why do we need them? Let’s demystify the tech!
11th July 2017
The Government has said that schools need to have an “appropriate” level of monitoring and filtering in place. But what does this mean in practice?
6th July 2017