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NON-STATUTORY ADVICE

Harmful online challenges and online hoaxes

Understand how to respond effectively to incidents involving harmful online challenges and online hoaxes with this non-statutory advice from the Department for Education. Get guidance and advice on preparing in advance for any online challenges and hoaxes, safeguarding children and young people, sharing information with parents and carers and where to get help and support.

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Online Safety Audit Tool for newly qualified teachers

The UK Council for Internet Safety (UKCIS) online safety audit tool helps mentors of trainee teachers (ITTs) and newly qualified teachers (NQTs) induct mentees and provide ongoing support, development and monitoring. The tool is designed to help ITTs and NQTs better understand their role in keeping children safe online and their school’s policy and practice.

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RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS

Cybersurvey sexting report

Gain an valuable insight into digital relationships for young people with Internet Matter's 2020 Cybersurvey report, 'Look at me: Teens, sexting and risks'. The survey gathered the views and experiences of over 6,000 young people on sexting, relationships and meetups.

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NON-STATUTORY ADVICE

Sharing nudes and semi-nudes: advice for education settings working with children and young people

Understand how to respond effectively to incidents involving the sharing of nudes and semi-nudes in education settings in England, with this non-statutory guidance from the UK Council for Internet Safety. Get guidance and support on risk assessing incidents, safeguarding and supporting children and young people, and providing education the sharing of nudes and semi-nudes.

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RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS

Children’s Media Lives: Covid-19 specific findings

Gain an insight into the media lives of children during Covid-19 and the months spent in lockdown with Ofcom's research study.

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NON-STATUTORY ADVICE

Education for a Connected World: 2020 edition

Make sure children and young people have the skills and knowledge to navigate the internet safety with ‘Education for a Connected World’, the UK Council for Internet Safety’s framework for online safety updated for 2020. You can use it to develop your curriculum, and audit and evaluate existing provision for online safety education.

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STATUTORY GUIDANCE

Keeping Children Safe in Education 2020

The Department for Education has published statutory safeguarding guidance for September 2020. Find out more about the updated guidance.

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NON-STATUTORY GUIDANCE

Staying Safe Online

Gain an overview of what all school staff need to know about the lives and experiences of LGBT children and young people, as well as advice and strategies on how to respond when things go wrong by reading Stonewall and Childnet’s new guidance.

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PSHE Association Programmes of Study

Use the PSHE Association’s updated programmes of study to help make sure your PSHE curriculum matches your pupils’ needs and meets new statutory requirements.

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RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS

Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes Report 2019

Gain a better understanding of how children and young people use and access media with Ofcom's annual report. Published in February 2020, the report covers issues such as the technology used by children, social media and online gaming, and the attitudes and concerns of children and parents.

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ProjectEVOLVE

Find out about the UK Safer Internet Centre's ProjectEVOLVE toolkit which provides resources for each of the statements from UK Council for Internet Safety’s Education for a Connected World framework.

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RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS

Childline 2019 annual review

Gain an insight into what children and young people are telling Childline during counselling sessions with Childline's 2019 annual review. It looks at who is contacting Childline, why, when and how, and includes a closer look at some of the biggest issues of the year.

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Why CSA education isn't suitable for assemblies

We all have a duty to safeguard children, so delivering important messaging in assemblies may seem like a good way to reach all the children in your setting. However, not all education is suitable or safe to deliver in this way, particularly education to protect children from online sexual abuse. Find out more...