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RESOURCES

Step Up, Speak Up: resources on online sexual harassment

Support young people develop the skills and knowledge to challenge unacceptable online behaviour and report online sexual harassment with Childnet’s ‘Step Up Speak Up’ toolkit. The toolkit includes scenario-based lesson plans and films.

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POLICY

Relationships (and sex) education and health education: statutory guidance

Read about schools’ statutory obligations to provide relationships (and sex) education and health education from September 2020.

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RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS

IWF Annual Report 2018

Read the Internet Watch Foundation's 2018 annual report which provides the latest data and trends on what’s happening globally to tackle child sexual abuse images and videos online.

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POLICY

Online Harms White Paper

The Online Harms White Paper was released by the government in April 2019. The White Paper sets out the government’s plans to tackle online harms and will make companies more responsible for their users’ safety online, especially children and other vulnerable groups.

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RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS

Managing the impact of social media on young people’s mental health and wellbeing

A report from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Social Media and Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Inquiry. This is the first national inquiry specifically examining the impact of social media on the mental health and wellbeing of young people, which ran from April 2018 to January 2019.

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RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS

Vulnerable children in the digital world

Internet Matters has launched a research report ‘Vulnerable children in the digital world’ exploring the potential online risks faced by different groups of young people. Based on a survey of 38,000 young people, it explores the online experiences of children and young people with SEN, mental health difficulties, and family and social vulnerabilities.

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RESOURCES

Love Life: resources for young people with learning difficulties

Do you work with young people with SEND? The NSPCC have created the ‘Love Life’ series of films which help young people with SEND explore concepts such as relationships, feelings, love and boundaries, supporting them to be safe online and offline.

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NON-STATUTORY GUIDANCE

Police in the classroom: a handbook for the police and PSHE teachers

Make sure that police expertise is used effectively in the classroom when delivering the PSHE curriculum by following best practice guidance from the PSHE Association in partnership with the National Police Chief’s Council. You will find support with planning and delivering sessions and responding to challenges.

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NON-STATUTORY GUIDANCE

Safeguarding children and protecting professionals in early years settings: online safety considerations

Ensure online safeguarding practice in your early years setting is in line with statutory requirements and suggested best practice with guidance from the UK Council for Internet Safety (UKCIS). Separate documents are available for early years managers and practitioners.

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CURRICULUM

Using external visitors to support online safety

Make informed decisions regarding the engagement of external visitors to deliver online safety education in your setting with non-statutory advice from the UK Council for Internet Safety. It includes a checklist of key questions that will help you to ensure the maximum impact of online safety sessions.

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LGFL DIGISAFE

Hopes and Streams Report

Read LGfL findings from its 2018 online safety survey to gain a better understanding of what children love and hate about being online, what happens when they are online, and who they trust when things go wrong.

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RESEARCH AND INSIGHTS

Engaging young people in relationships and sex education

Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) will be compulsory in all schools in England from September 2020. Read Barnardo's study into young people's views around what should be taught in RSE.

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