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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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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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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 9:22 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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Tuesday, August 18, 2009 10:44 AM

NEW Attorney General’s Youth Network Program

An opportunity from CEOP for Young People (or those who work with them) aged 14-18: The Attorney General's Youth Network encourages young people to understand and respect the law, and contribute to citizenship education (including increasing understanding...
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Friday, June 19, 2009 11:41 AM

Childnet International Youth IGF Project

Childnet International are currently running the Youth IGF Project to capture the voice of children and young people to take to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) a UN mandated meeting in the Autumn. The IGF is a four day international gathering that...
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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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Monday, April 06, 2009 5:01 PM

Facebook friend saves suicidal teen

A girl in America saw a suicidal comment from a UK boy on her Facebook friends list, and within three hours he was found and taken to the hospital for treatment, The Daily Mail reports here Shortly before 11.30pm on the1st April, the 16-year-old boy wrote...
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Monday, April 06, 2009 4:34 PM

Connect Safely's Top Tips to prevent Sexting

Connect Safely have launched some top tips to protect teens from ‘ Sexting' which can be found here The advice is aimed at both parents and teen and looks at the legalities, effects and consequences sexting can have both now and on young people's...
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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 1:27 PM

Website for Young People about protecting Personal Data online

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) contains pages for young people , aimed at helping them to protect personal information and consider what they are posting online. http://www.ico.gov.uk/youth.aspx The website aims to encourage teenagers...
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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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