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
Kathryn Tremlett of the UK Safer Internet Centre’s POSHelpline shares advice and insights into anonymous messaging apps and how schools can help young people protect themselves from negative outcomes
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Schools Improvement Net
23 Sep 2014
Operation Notarise, which started this year, has led to 660 arrests. However, the National Crime Agency says that it will never be able to pursue all of those caught up in the inquiry
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The Telegraph
23 Sep 2014
U.K. actress, Maisie Williams, aka Arya Stark from HBO’s Game of Thrones, is set to play a victim of cyber-bullying in a new real-time thriller commissioned by U.K. broadcaster Channel 4
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Sun News Online
22 Sep 2014
We need a more balanced and less fear-based approach to internet safety
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Irish Independent
22 Sep 2014
Following revelations by YouTube star PewDiePie and TV historian Mary Beard, the issue of how to manage trolls is back in the spotlight
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The Guardian
22 Sep 2014
Former teacher banned from the classroom after sending 'inappropriate' messages to teenagers he used to teach
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Wales Online
18 Sep 2014
Teacher, 35, suspended after she posted series of bizarre 'comedy' videos on Facebook featuring swearing and jokes about throwing a dog through a window
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Daily Mail
18 Sep 2014
NoBullying Releases Today the Astounding Results to Its Latest Cyber Bullying Survey
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PR Web
18 Sep 2014
12 alternative social media to consider
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Voxburner
18 Sep 2014
Demands were last night made for parents and schools in Bradford to do more to teach children internet safety following the shock results of a major survey of pupils' online habits.
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Telegraph & Argus (Bradford)
17 Sep 2014
Addressing misconceptions and how too much reliance on it can be unhelpful
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Schools Improvement Net
16 Sep 2014
Seven ‘significant’ investigations into suspected child grooming gangs are underway in South Yorkshire - including two in Rotherham, it has been revealed.
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Star (Sheffield)
15 Sep 2014
Parents are being encouraged to pay more attention to the apps their children download after new research found that nearly a third do not monitor the downloads their children make to their smartphones.
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Daily Mail
15 Sep 2014
Local police have warned young people to think twice about their social media and internet use after a number of local youths recently faced child pornography offences.
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Young Witness (Aus)
15 Sep 2014
SCHOOL principals and teachers are so swamped with cyber-bullying complaints they are losing hours of valuable teaching time each week.
Worrying new research shows Australian high schools are dealing with an average of 22 cyber-bullying incidents each year.
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Herald Sun (Aus)
15 Sep 2014
Alex McGrath is Head of King’s Ely Senior School and author of a new book Classroom in the Cloud: Seizing the Advantage in the Blended Learning Revolution. In this post he looks at the potential advantages of a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policy for smart phones and tablet devices…
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Schools Improvement Net
15 Sep 2014
Facebook is following in the footsteps of messaging app Snapchat by testing a feature that allows users to schedule the automatic deletion of their posts.
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BBC
11 Sep 2014
LSE publishes the latest EU Kids Online report 'Final Recommendations for Policy' setting out how we can all help to create a better and safer internet.
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UK Safer Internet Centre
11 Sep 2014
Anonymous messaging apps have seen a surge in popularity.
While some have been used for cyber-bullying, a school in South Carolina has embraced the technology and developed its own app to help students feel safer.
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BBC
11 Sep 2014