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Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here To celebrate Learning Disability Week and Disability Pride Month, we’re looking at how technology can support people with Autism in their day-to-day lives. As technology continues to evolve, we realise it has the potential to be a force for good; a powerful
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Loneliness is a difficult emotion to face and most people experience it at some point in their lives. Despite being surrounded by so-called connections and followers, it is often only screen deep and can leave many feeling unfulfilled when it comes to
What is Esports? Esports (or electronic sports) is best understood as competitive-level online videogaming. Esports players compete against each other for prizes, money, and prestige. Any videogame with the potential for competition can become an esport – from sports games like EA Sports FC to first-person shooter games like Call
Incel stands for involuntary celibate. The incel ideology can be complex, with many different subcultures, but it is generally a group of men who feel they are forced to be celibate due to women denying them sex that they feel is owed to them. Incel stands for involuntary celibate. The incel ideology
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here News travels fast in the digital age and social media can accelerate the spreading of details and commentary which can often be biased, unreliable or even harmful. When world events happen that involve violence or other harms, it is impossible to control
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Online video chat can help us communicate with our loved ones, even if they’re at the other side of the world. But what happens when children and young people use this technology to connect with strangers? What is a Randomised Chat
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Children are being introduced to the online world younger than ever before, with Ofcom reporting in 2024 that more children aged 5-7 were present online than previous years. This includes activities such as sending messages, using social media, viewing live streams and
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here This year, the 12th- 25th of May marks Foster Care Fortnight, an annual campaign which highlights the power of fostering and the fostering community. These two weeks offer a chance to consider the passion, dedication and commitment that is practised by Foster
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here For the young people in our lives today, exam season is a stressful time and might even be considered worse than previous years. The pressures of social media comparison and mental health struggles may all have their part to play in why
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here The UK’s online safety regulator, Ofcom, have released provisional Protection of Children Codes and Guidance that outline what measures online platforms and services must take to provide a safer experience for children and young people. Technology offers children many opportunities, including learning,
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Whilst sexual experimentation can be a normal part of puberty, research suggests that the impact of consuming internet pornography is detrimental to the development of young men and boys and their perspective on sex and relationships. Pornography is no longer something
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Like any holiday season, it can be challenging to convince our children and young people to step back from their screens during Easter break. It might seem that the easiest option for managing screen time is to not allow it at all,
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Stress is a feeling we all experience and it can be caused by various factors. Stress is our body’s response to pressure and can be triggered when we experience something new or unexpected, threatening our control. Too much stress or long periods
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here We all reach for our phones when we have a question that we need a quick answer for. The digital world is now the go-to for information, not just for adults but for children and young people too. A 2024 report showed
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Also referred to as teacher-targeted bullying, there’s been a stark and alarming rise in the online cyberbullying of teachers in recent years. Although it’s hard to pinpoint when teacher-targeted bullying began, the targeting of teachers is not necessarily a new concept. However,
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here While social media has the potential to educate children and young people about their health and wellbeing, there is also content that can be incredibly harmful to them, both mentally and physically. Previously, Ofcom warned social media platforms that they must comply
Safeguarding Students A Guide for Schools on Preventing and Responding to AI-Generated Image Exploitation Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here A small number of schools are reporting incidents where photos, often of girls, are being copied from their websites and social media channels. Scammers are
You are PUNbelievable! Valentine's Day is a celebration of love and the perfect day to remind your loved ones how much you care. Why not surprise someone you love with one of these puns? It could be your mum, dad, carer, brother, sister, best friend, boyfriend, girlfriend or simply someone who you think
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Data Protection Day, also known as Data Privacy Day, is celebrated every year on January 28th. It’s a day to stop, assess, and reflect on how we share and protect our data and personal information, as well as consider how our data
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here We are seeing a significant rise in so-called ‘sextortion’ crimes against children and young people by criminals utilising AI technology to transpose innocent images into sexually explicit photographs and videos. These are then used to blackmail the innocent victim. Don’t be fooled,
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Ensuring the safety of children and young people used to mean showing them how to cross the street and teaching them not to talk to strangers. In the new digital age, this has expanded. Parents and carers are now required to be
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here The topic of mobile phone use in schools has sparked significant debate among educators, students, parents, and carers. In addition to these differing viewpoints, schools must navigate the complexities of implementing effective policies that balance educational objectives with the practical realities of
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Recent concerns have emerged regarding a WhatsApp group known as ‘Add Everyone.’ Schools and regional police forces across the UK have warned that this group exposes children and young people to explicit and harmful material. Imagine a room filled
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here You can’t trust everything you see on the internet. But what if you meet someone online and the connection seems undeniable? Catfishing is when a person takes information and images from other people or generates photos using AI, and uses them
