Headteachers are calling for new social media laws to keep children safe, amid concerns that youngsters’ use of these sites is harming their mental health.
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Daily Mail
09 Mar 2018
Smart devices such as televisions, toys and smart home speakers will be expected to include new, strong security features to keep them safe from hackers, the Government has said.
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ITV News
07 Mar 2018
A WATCHDOG must be appointed to protect young people from online dangers, Scotland’s children’s commissioner has warned, as he claimed the internet is not “designed with children in mind”.
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Herald Scotland
06 Mar 2018
A family court judge has decided that a little girl is at risk of being subjected to genital mutilation because her mother’s maternal instinct has been overridden by religious and cultural pressure.
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Peeblesshire News
06 Mar 2018
Revisions to statutory guidance
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Gov.uk
05 Mar 2018
Research by Google shows that UK teachers think children should starting learning about online safety at age seven, with 99 percent of teachers believing online safety should be part of the curriculum.
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Telecompaper
01 Mar 2018
At least one in four teens are receiving sexually explicit texts and emails, and at least one in seven are sending sexts, a new study suggests.
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Reuters
28 Feb 2018
Children's charity Barnardo's claims that Facebook's Messenger Kids app could expose pupils to grooming, sexting and online bullying
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TES
27 Feb 2018
Technology companies were accused of offering a “tokenistic” response to the problem as MPs and leading charities warned that shortcomings are placing youngsters’ mental health at risk.
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The Scotsman
26 Feb 2018
The survey, commissioned by the online homework site Firefly Learning, quizzed over 2,000 students aged between 11 and 15 on their homework habits.
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The Telegraph
26 Feb 2018
Grooming gangs that preyed on hundreds of girls and young women in the north east of England carried out their abuse with "arrogant persistence" as they did not fear investigation, a report has found.
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ITV News
26 Feb 2018
Weekends and holidays are dominated by notifications from colleagues about school, but I don’t feel able to opt out
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The Guardian
26 Feb 2018
A force has pledged to continue doing all it can to tackle female genital mutilation (FGM) after an “unprecedented” case collapsed due to inconclusive evidence.
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Police Professional
26 Feb 2018
Childnet Film Competition 2018 is now open!
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Childnet
22 Feb 2018
House of Commons Science and Technology Committee announces plans for an inquiry into social media and young people's mental health
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TES
22 Feb 2018
Criminalising children and young people for life for “sexting” is an injustice. It is an overreaction to a modern day problem that legislation and the criminal justice system is yet to catch up with.
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Yahoo News
22 Feb 2018
Inspectors reviewed a sample of 214 cases and rated 191, or 89%, as either ‘requiring improvement’ or ‘inadequate’.
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BT.com
22 Feb 2018
the UK Safer Internet Centre have created a short survey to help them to understand the impact of the day, learn how schools got involved and how they can improve the support they provide. Complete the survey by 4th March to be in with a chance of winning a £50 Amazon voucher.
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UK Safer Internet Centre
21 Feb 2018
Science and Technology Committee chairman Norman Lamb said it is vital that politicians understand the impact social media has on young people.
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Shropshire Star
21 Feb 2018
The computer whizz-kid committed all his crimes online, hiding behind dozens of false identities on the dark web.
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Yahoo News
20 Feb 2018