The current guidance was last updated in 2000. As a result, it does not address any of the risks to pupils that have grown in prevalence in recent years, such as sexting, online grooming and pornography.
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TES
19 Dec 2017
The severity of abuse conducted online during 2017’s general election has brought the issue into sharp focus for politicians, some of whom have urged the prime minister to legislate against Facebook, Twitter and Google to make them liable for content posted on their sites.
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The Conversation
19 Dec 2017
Charity made more than 4,600 referrals to police and social services in 2016-17, a ‘deeply worrying’ rise on the previous year
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The Guardian
19 Dec 2017
How UK schools' approaches to mobile phones vary widely
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The Guardian
18 Dec 2017
Sexual harassment or violence at school should never be dismissed as "banter", new Department for Education guidance to schools and colleges has stressed.
"Sexting" explicit images and videos of under-18s is illegal, it says, and girls are the most likely victims.
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BBC
15 Dec 2017
10 steps for safe online shopping from the Sainsbury's Bank, Money Matters Team
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Sainsbury's Bank
15 Dec 2017
The suspect is also thought to have messaged other young girls at the victim's college
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Hull Daily Mail
14 Dec 2017
The woman at the head of Suffolk police's attempts to clamp down on cybercrime has described social media as the bane of her life.
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ITV News
14 Dec 2017
The head of the Gambling Commission said it would crackdown on computer-game currencies and upgrades which are being used to gamble for real money
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The Guardian
12 Dec 2017
A Cornwall school has warned parents that large numbers of its students are downloading an app dubbed the ‘Tinder for teens’, which could be used by sex offenders to target young people.
Yubo (formerly known as Yellow) is available to download for free on mobile phones and describes itself as ‘a social app to meet new friends and have fun with them’.
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Cornwall Live
12 Dec 2017
An expert’s guide for young people
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The Conversation
11 Dec 2017
The mother of a 14-year-old boy murdered by an online predator is working with police on a film about his killing as part of a campaign to raise awareness of the sexual exploitation of boys.
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The Guardian
11 Dec 2017
Facebook and Twitter are to be made safer for younger users as the government has agreed to legislate a code of practice for social media sites setting out a minimum standard for “age-appropriate design”.
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The Drum
11 Dec 2017
Parents across the country are being warned to be vigilant of a criminal video circulating on social media reports The Mirror.
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Schools Improvement Net
08 Dec 2017
'Parents can often feel overwhelmed by the digital world, accepting that their children possess better technical knowledge. But, if we want to keep our children safe online, they need to keep up-to-date with the latest technology'
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TES
07 Dec 2017
The internet has quickly become a necessity rather than a luxury in children’s lives. Parents, educators and governments are struggling to keep up with the risks and opportunities it brings. Sonia Livingstone takes a critical look at the plans for an Internet Safety Strategy.
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LSE
06 Dec 2017
Sex offenders are increasingly using live video streaming platforms online to groom, blackmail and abuse their victims - many of who are children.
In just one week in October, nearly 200 suspected paedophiles were arrested in a UK-wide operation.
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ITV News
05 Dec 2017
New site for nine to 12-year-olds is part of corporation’s £34m investment in children’s programming over three years
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The Guardian
05 Dec 2017
The social media giant is launching a messaging app for children to chat with their parents and with friends approved by their parents.
The free app is aimed at kids under 13, who can't yet have their own accounts under Facebook's rules, though they often do.
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Yahoo News
05 Dec 2017
Children and young people in England are to be able to access mental health support at school or college under government plans to improve services.
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BBC
04 Dec 2017