Experts urge parents not to snoop on their children's use of mobiles or the internet because it makes them feel they are not trusted
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Daily Mail
08 Oct 2014
Kathryn Tremlett of the UK Safer Internet Centre’s POSHelpline, shares advice and insights into the impact of gaming – especially online gaming – on young people and describes how teaching professionals can help minimise any risks they are taking.
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Schools Improvement Net
08 Oct 2014
Online platforms usually require users to abide by terms and conditions, and where activities fall foul, individuals may complain and seek removal of offending publications.
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The Lawyer
08 Oct 2014
Teenagers sending each other sexually explicit messages and images – known as sexting – is increasingly becoming a “normal” part of growing up, researchers have warned.
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The Scotsman
08 Oct 2014
Staff at Plymouth school took the swimwear shot from her Facebook profile. It was shown to 100-strong assembly to illustrate pitfalls of posting images online
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Daily Mail
08 Oct 2014
Schools in the Netherlands have shunned textbooks and only use Apple tablets for teaching and learning. A year in, journalist Sarah Marsh investigates how pupils and teachers are faring
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The Guardian
08 Oct 2014
The rapidly evolving Internet of Everything will leave us more vulnerable to cyber criminals, according to a worried Europol
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The Independent
06 Oct 2014
Google is set to launch a free messaging app similar to Whatsapp.
The firm is believed to be planning to launch the app next year after testing it in India.
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Daily Mail
06 Oct 2014
Ask.fm, the question and answer social network that has been plagued with bullying offenses, will ‘improve incrementally’ in terms of safety from the end of October following its takeover by Ask.com, the company has promised.
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The Drum
02 Oct 2014
Teachers believe online risks such as cyber bullying are on the rise, yet they don’t feel confident with tackling e-safety in the classroom
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Education Technology
02 Oct 2014
A London teacher has been banned from classrooms for life for sending sexually explicit messages and photos to a pupil on Twitter.
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London Evening Standard
02 Oct 2014
Sir John Scarlett, former head of MI6, says children may be vulnerable to the attacks from adults tracking their movements using GPS technology
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The Telegraph
02 Oct 2014
In an experiment set up to establish the disregard for security amongst smartphone users, several Londoners agreed to give away their first born child in exchange for free Wi-Fi.
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Irish Examiner
01 Oct 2014
Half of pupils in UK state schools have slow broadband or unreliable wi-fi, according to a new report.
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BBC
01 Oct 2014
While 70 per cent of teachers believe 'sexting' and cyber bullying to be on the rise, a new study suggests that some schools could be doing more to address the issue
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The Telegraph
30 Sep 2014
The results of a YouGov study showed that 73 percent of the teachers fear sexting, grooming and cyberbulling is on the rise at schools
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Mirror
29 Sep 2014
The Next Gen Skills Academy will give 16- to 18-year-olds a new route into the games, animation and VFX industries at Sony, Ubisoft and Pinewood Studios
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The Guardian
26 Sep 2014
A "deadly serious" bug potentially affecting hundreds of millions of computers, servers and devices has been discovered.
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BBC
25 Sep 2014
Awards celebrate the schools and individuals who are helping children and young people stay safe online.
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Childnet International
24 Sep 2014
Children should have compulsory lessons in sex and relationships education at both primary and secondary school to combat the growing tide of online pornography they are subject to as they grow up, campaigners are urging.
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The Independent
24 Sep 2014