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Thursday, February 11, 2010 10:27 AM

The Safe Use of New Technologies - New Ofsted Report

On the 10th February 2010, Ofsted published its report: "The Safe Use of New Technologies". This report is based on evidence from a small-scale survey carried out between April and July 2009 in 35 maintained schools in England (Including a variety...
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Thursday, February 04, 2010 1:35 PM

New and updated Think U Know resources from CEOP

Brand new and updated resources are now available from CEOP in time for Safer Internet Day (9 th Feb 2010) "Lee and Kim's Adventures: Animal Magic". New KS1/Foundation Stage Resource Lee and Kim's adventure is a cartoon which features...
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Tuesday, February 02, 2010 10:40 AM

Safer Internet Day - New Childnet Resources

Safer Internet Day is now just a week away and Childnet International have put together the following resources to aid schools in preparing for it: Check out 10 quick ideas for both PRIMARY and SECONDARY teachers around the theme of 'think before...
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010 1:10 PM

Safer Internet Day 2010 - are you taking part?

European Safer Internet Day (SID) 2010 istaking place on Tuesday 9th February. SID10 is be supported by countries throughout Europe and during the week (from Monday 8th February – Friday 12th February 2010), a range of activities will be taking place...
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Monday, January 11, 2010 3:00 PM

Microsoft parents e-safety training event for schools

Microsoft UK are offering Schools the chance to offer and host free online sessions for parents on internet safety to support Safer Internet Day 2010 on the 9th February and the launch of the new digital code for children "Zip it, Block it, Flag...
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Monday, January 11, 2010 2:42 PM

e-Safety ICT Themes for Primary Schools

A collection of useful websites with curriculum guidance, which can be used in Primary Schools to compliment ICT themes across Key Stage One and Two has been posted on the new Kent ICT website. Key e-Safety issues are explored with some suggestions to...
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Friday, December 11, 2009 12:44 PM

New Facebook Privacy Settings

Did you know about the New Facebook Privacy Settings? Facebook have recently ‘revamped' their Privacy Settings which they say will enable users to have more control over the information they share and post online. These changes include: A "simpler"...
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Monday, December 07, 2009 1:18 PM

New educational film for parents - "Not knowing's not enough"

Orange have launched a new e-Safety education video for parents called "Not knowing's not enough". The video considers the fears and concerns that parents and carers (indeed many adults) have about the internet and could be a fantastic starting...
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Thursday, November 05, 2009 11:02 AM

Anti-bullying Week 2009 – Be Safe in Cyberspace

The Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA) is calling on all schools in England to take part in Anti-Bullying Week 2009, which takes place 16 -20 November. The focus will be on cyberbullying - the use of information communications technology (ICT), particularly...
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Thursday, September 03, 2009 1:29 PM

Ofcom: Young people want advice about online privacy and new Parental Guides available

Young People and Privacy Ofcom today published research showing 54 per cent of 11-16 year olds in the UK say young people need advice about how to keep their personal information online private. Many children and young people also believe that information...
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 9:30 AM

myguide: Building parents’ and carers’ confidence online

Children's Minister Delyth Morgan yesterday launched a new facility on myguide , a free and easy-to-use tool to help parents and carers catch up with their children when it comes to the Internet. "myguide" helps provide the next step in...
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009 9:22 AM

First Cyberbully jailed in UK

A Worcestershire teenager is thought to be the first person in Britain jailed for social network bullying after threatening to kill someone on Facebook. In jailing 18-year-old Keeley Houghton up for three months in a young offenders institution, District...
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Thursday, August 20, 2009 10:54 AM

Childnet Kidsmart website launches new “Skills School”

Childnet have launched new "How to guides" for young people, teachers and parents on their Kidsmart Website. The " Skills School " features brief video clips with voice-overs explaining how to use safety features of websites and services...
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Tuesday, August 18, 2009 1:55 PM

Safeguarding online - Explaining the risk posed by violent extremism

The internet is a huge source of positive experiences that offers unprecedented opportunities for global information exchange, communication, networking and education. However, alongside these benefits are risks, often similar to those in the offline...
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Friday, July 24, 2009 9:39 AM

e-Safety Dates for the Diary

Please note and mark the following e-Safety events in your diary! 8th September 2009: Insafe Back-to-School campaign Insafe will celebrate the entry to the new school year and mark international literacy day with a brand new portal for increased interactivity...
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Thursday, July 09, 2009 3:47 PM

New look Teachtoday website launches

A collaboration of the world's leading communication providers including Buongiorno, Deutsche Telekom, Facebook, Google, GSM Association, Microsoft, MySpace, Orange FT Group, Telecom Italia, Telefonica and Vodafone have re-launched the Teachtoday...
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Monday, June 08, 2009 11:40 AM

Ofsted responses to Laming inquiry and Singleton report

On 12 March, Lord Laming published his report T he Protection of Children in England: A Progress Report . The Government accepted all of his recommendations and has now published an action plan, setting out its detailed response. Schools should be aware...
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Monday, May 11, 2009 1:53 PM

The Big Stand - take a stand against Cyberbullying

Beatbullying is asking every every person in the UK, young people and adults, to stand up at 10am on Thursday 14 May, as a national sign of defiance against bullying and cyberbullying and in solidarity with the millions of young people being bullied and...
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Friday, April 24, 2009 9:06 AM

New resource from Childnet: Know It All for Primary Schools

A new resource from Childnet International is now available: Know IT All for Primary Schools. This resource has been produced specifically for the primary sector with support from Becta, the TDA and the UK Council for Child Internet Safety; KIA for Primary...
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Friday, April 17, 2009 11:11 AM

New DCSF guidance on cyberbullying of school staff

On the 15th April, 2009 Childnet International and the DCFS launched new guidance on Cyberbullying in relation to ‘Supporting School Staff'. This new document builds on the 2007 Safe to Learn Cyberbullying guidance, and provides advice for employers...
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Friday, March 27, 2009 9:39 AM

UK Council for Child Internet Safety launches working groups

On March 26th 2009 Children's Minister Delyth Morgan announced the membership for four groups of professionals tasked with taking forward the work of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS). Formed in September 2008, UKCCIS is a forum of...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009 3:27 PM

Generation "sexting"

90 young people in UK "have been cautioned as a result of posting sexual material of themselves or their underage friends online or on their mobile phones," the Daily Mail reports. This phenomena known as "Sexting" is becoming increasingly...
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009 3:02 PM

Are today's young people raised in Captivity?

Dr Tanya Byron - author of the 2008 Byron Review into child safety on the Web and when using videogames - has stated that the risk-averse society we are currently living in is keeping children cooped up at home on a "global playground" called...
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Wednesday, March 18, 2009 10:47 AM

New support for Children and Young People experiencing Cyberbullying

New websites and support have been launched this month with the aim of supporting the increasing numbers of young people experiencing Cyberbullying. One in five 11-16 year olds in the UK say they have experienced cyberbullying and three quarters say they...
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Friday, February 27, 2009 10:47 AM

"Who wnts 2 no?" - Free Online Safety Resource available for Schools and Libraries

A new internet Safety book " Who wnts 2 no? " is being launched on the 5 th March 2009 and is available free to all Schools and Libraries across the UK. The book explores online situations with the "Cybernuts" to help children and...
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Friday, February 27, 2009 10:13 AM

Young People and Social Networking: Childnet International Report

Childnet International has updated its report into Young People Social Networking on the Digizen Site The project is designed to investigate how social networking services can and are being used to support personalised formal and informal learning by...
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Friday, February 27, 2009 9:55 AM

Plagiarism Awareness Teaching Materials for Secondary Schools

Plagiarism is a high-profile issue for schools, particularly issues relating to the internet and coursework. Netskills have created some resources to support Secondary Achools in raising awareness and in tackling this issue which can be used with staff...
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Friday, February 06, 2009 11:46 AM

Free Online E-Safety Games Available

To help promote European Safer Internet day on the 10th February , the North West Learning Grid have created some e-safety games. They are free to use for anyone that wishes to do so and are aimed at Primary and Secondary pupils as well as parents/carers...
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Wednesday, February 04, 2009 3:20 PM

European Safer Internet Day 2009 - CEOP Materials Released

10 February 2009 is European Safer Internet Day . The main objective of Safer Internet Day (SID) 2009 is to bring together key stakeholders, in as many countries as possible, to raise awareness about safe and responsible use of new technologies especially...
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008 11:38 AM

Is time spent online wasted?

A 3 year long project by American researchers exploring how kids use digital media in their everyday lives has been published as the " Digital Youth Project ". The "Kids' Informal Learning with Digital Media: An Ethnographic Investigation...
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