Research for a new novel has convinced former teacher Catherine Dunne that new laws must be introduced to tackle cyberbullying.
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The Telegraph
27 Sep 2013
The online games app industry has been warned by the Office of Fair Trading of "potentially unfair and aggressive commercial practices" that could target "susceptible" children to pay to continue playing.
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ITV News
26 Sep 2013
Jazmine Jones has been living a nightmare since last October, when personal information and photos were stolen from her email and Facebook accounts.
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News Shopper
25 Sep 2013
Fast-growing trend combines extortion, cyber-bullying and sex abuse, which in some cases has lead to suicide attempts by the victims, experts warn
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The Independent
20 Sep 2013
Parents have always worried about their children accessing inappropriate material and images on the web, but the rise of smartphones and tablets means parents have even less control over their offspring's online activities.
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BBC
20 Sep 2013
Digital tools keep parents and teachers in touch, but anonymous postings can encourage cyberbullying.
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The Guardian
19 Sep 2013
The IT industry has welcomed the government’s publication of the new national curriculum for computing, which aims to teach children between the age of five and 16 how to code.
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ComputerworldUK
18 Sep 2013
Facebook users are quitting the social network in droves due to privacy concerns and fear of internet addiction, according to new research.
Increasing numbers are taking part in what's been dubbed 'virtual identity suicide' and deleting their accounts.
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Daily Mail
18 Sep 2013
There is an increasing pressure to maximise return on investment and manage an ever-growing, dynamic IT network. In order to understand the key challenges that have arisen from this trend, Exa invites you to a half-day conference and exhibition.
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Exa Networks
17 Sep 2013
A new national curriculum for computing is being rolled out in schools which promises, amongst other things, computer programming for five year-olds. But what should children be learning in computing lessons and why? Senior Lecturer John Grey, from Sunderland University, explains.
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The Northern Echo
17 Sep 2013
Film and Twitter campaign by Cybersmile Foundation urges victims of online abuse to resist temptation to retaliate
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The Guardian
13 Sep 2013
A worried mother who met with a primary school headteacher to discuss her son was shocked to find the teacher later posting insults about her on Facebook.
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Mail Online
13 Sep 2013
A number of schools in the Netherlands are pioneering a revolutionary method of learning - replacing teachers and textbooks with tablet computers.
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BBC
10 Sep 2013
Prime minister agrees with Michael Gove in rejecting Nick Clegg's call to update school sex education curriculum
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The Guardian
07 Sep 2013
Facebook is debating a change to its privacy policy as it reviews user feedback on the proposed plan. The updated policy would mean ads could be created using the names and profile pictures of Facebook users.
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BBC
06 Sep 2013
All schools should be forced to give teenagers new sex education classes that warn them about internet pornography.
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The Times
06 Sep 2013
Study of high school students in California suggests that peer pressure is as effective online as it is in person. Peer pressure used to be quite straightforward. You took a group of "cool kids" at a party, added one uncertain teen, and the end result was maybe a first swig of alcohol or puff on a cigarette.
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The Independent
05 Sep 2013
Details of the new e-safety inspection from Ofsted
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Ofsted
02 Sep 2013
A uSwitch.com report found the average child gets their first mobile aged 11 years and eight months – soon after starting secondary school. But more than a million received a phone before they started primary school.
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The Scotsman
23 Aug 2013
Children in eight UK schools are to be given access to new technology as part of a pilot scheme to define how the ‘Internet of Things’ can enhance learning in science, technology, and geography.
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Schools Improvement Net
22 Aug 2013