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
Social networking site Ask.fm has unveiled changes to make its site safer after recent online bullying cases.
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BBC
19 Aug 2013
The suicides of Hannah Smith and Daniel Perry have led people to wonder if the UK is doing enough to protect teenagers online
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The Guardian
18 Aug 2013
The tragic story of Daniel Perry, who took his own life after he was apparently blackmailed after befriending someone he thought was a girl of his age online.
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BBC
17 Aug 2013
Scientists studying a link between Facebook and unhappiness find the more time people spend on the network, the worse they feel.
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Sky News
14 Aug 2013
Almost one in five youngsters who use social networking sites have had a bad experience – including bullying and online stalking – in the past year, the NSPCC has claimed.
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Metro
11 Aug 2013
Pupils should be taught about the risks of using Twitter in lessons at school, Dominic Grieve the Attorney General has said.
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The Telegraph
09 Aug 2013
Can anything really be done to stop the deluge of online abuse?
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BBC
07 Aug 2013