Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Online challenges, trends or hoaxes appear frequently on social media or other online platforms. They can vary, but often encourage viewers to harm themselves, others or property in order to gain online recognition or popularity. When an online challenge is reported in
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
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 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 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 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
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 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
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here You don’t want to know what’s hiding under their bed…but have you considered what could be hiding on their phone? Technology is constantly evolving in our digitally led world and it can often seem daunting. From Ghost Mode on Snapchat to
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Roblox made headlines again this week and Colin Stitt, Head of Safer Schools at INEQE Safeguarding Group, spoke to the Mail Online about actions that parents, carers, and safeguarding professionals can take to make the gamers in their care safer online. He
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here In today's digital world, children are constantly exposed to a vast array of online content, some of which may be inappropriate or even harmful. This article explores the potential dangers of popular music and accompanying online trends, and provides important information for
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here On 17th September, Instagram announced new safety settings for teenage users. These will be determined by their age and “guided” by parents and carers to “better support parents, and give them peace of mind that their teens are safe with the right
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Our online safeguarding team has received reports about someone who may be acting inappropriately online. This individual is potentially masquerading as a child on social media in order to interact with children. This situation has also led to increased discussions and concerns
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here What is the challenge? You might have heard about a recent, tragic incident involving an 11-year-old boy in Lancashire who lost his life after reportedly taking part in a dangerous trend called ‘chroming’ during a sleepover. Chroming involves inhaling various chemicals like
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Images © Amazon Studios In response to concerns within our Safer Schools community, we're issuing this Safeguarding Update regarding the highly explicit nature of Saltburn. This is a trending movie on Amazon Prime Video with a 15+ rating which
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Although you may have made your own new year resolutions (and if you’re like us, they’re probably very similar to last year!), why not consider making some family new year resolutions too? There’s no denying that the way we use tech continues
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Our online safety experts have received reports from our Safer School partners about a peer support app that could be reinforcing harmful behaviour. Vent markets itself towards children and young people as a platform where they can express themselves, “chill out”
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here Our online safety experts have received reports from our Safer School partners about an anonymous chat website being used by children and young people. Emerald Chat markets itself as “the new Omegle”, another dangerous platform that encourages users to talk to strangers.
At this point, you have probably heard about the subscription platform OnlyFans. You may have seen headlines about it on the news or laughed at it in a viral meme. Its name is often thrown around in popular culture – but what is OnlyFans? And how you can protect the children and young people in
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here As summer approaches, now is the time we begin to make plans for family fun, amazing adventures and making memories. Of course, it will also be time to think up ways to combat “Mum, Dad - I’m bored!”. Given the current
