SWGfL and The Marie Collins Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of a brand new support service that is there to support professionals working with children and young people around tackling harmful sexual behaviour incidents on and offline. Find out more in this article.
10th January 2022
A new year brings a new school term, so why not spend time taking a look at our products, services & resources to support you during this time. Discover more about some of the services we offer in this latest article.
5th January 2022
We have brought out an updated TikTok checklist available to download. The checklist breaks down how users can perform certain actions to keep their profiles more in their control. Find out what is included.
15th December 2021
If you missed Exploring Media Literacy last week, don’t worry, we’ve compiled all the resources and topics that were discussed. Find out who spoke at the event and what information is now available.
13th December 2021
Tickets are still available for our online event with TikTok - Make sure you reserve your free place and get ready to hear from some of the leading professionals around the subject of media literacy.
3rd December 2021
Keep a close eye on our social media through December as we’ll be posting a new message every day which will include advice, resources or tools to support you with online safety. Find out more in this article.
29th November 2021
We’re calling for your help to answer this questionnaire about the platform Report Harmful Content and to share your experiences of harmful content online.
25th November 2021
Recent cyber-bullying research conducted by the Early Intervention Foundation has shown that only a third of professionals working with adolescents were ‘equipped to help stop cyberbullying’. Find out what was found and why there is a need for more online safety training.
23rd November 2021
We are pleased to announce on the 8th December we are hosting a free online event, exclusively for professionals working with children, to help them better understand media literacy. Find out more about what will be included and register for your free tickets.
19th November 2021
The recent viral trend targeting teachers and pupils on social media platforms is causing a great deal of concern throughout the UK. Read what's been happening and how the Professionals Online Safety Helpline has been responding.
16th November 2021
We’ve worked with Headstart Kernow, an organisation in Cornwall that supports children and young people’s wellbeing and digital resilience to bring some free online events throughout November and the beginning of December about ProjectEVOLVE
9th November 2021
Ken Corish (ProjectEVOLVE lead and online safety director at SWGfL) has put together this useful video guide around how the ProjectEVOLVE knowledge map feature works and how it goes towards planning for what areas of the toolkit to use.
1st November 2021
This week we hosted our first Cyber Secure Schools live event with Bitdefender. Joining us was the University of Kent, Phoenix Software Ltd, The Department for Education and CysecAware. Watch the session here and find out what was discussed in this informative two hour event.
14th October 2021
Despite the complexity we may associate cyber security with, the basics are fundamentally down to how we as individuals respond to oncoming attacks. Beyond the security software and privacy features we may include, we are ultimately there as a last line of defence. Find out more in this article
11th October 2021
For Cyber Security month we're running down the top 5 things to remember when it comes to protecting your information online. We've also included helpful resources and links to give you all the information you need.
7th October 2021
Report Harmful Content has launched a reporting button for organisations and education settings to install on their website for free. This will direct their users to report legal but harmful material that they may have seen or been victim to online.
28th September 2021