Header Image ©yoti.com Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here In July 2025, the UK’s Online Safety Act came into force with platforms being required by law to protect children and young people from being exposed potentially harmful content. One of the biggest changes with this
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here As young people across the UK receive their exam results, we've prepared this guide to help you support them every step of the way -before, during and after results day. Inside, you'll find advice on what to say and do, tips on
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here On Sunday 7th September 2025, the UK government will be testing the Emergency Alert system. At 3pm, mobile phone users across the UK will receive a message on the home screen of their device. Phones will also play loud siren-like sounds and
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 FIFA to first-person shooter games like
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 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 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,
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 Today’s children and young people are engaging with content that would have seemed unbelievable when their parents were their age. It can make it difficult for their parents and carers to decide what is ‘age appropriate’ and what is not. This is
Our in house education team has produced a set of resources. We’ve included important information on how children and young people can identify and reach out to Trusted Adults - the people who they can turn to in times of worry, stress or crisis. Resources include posters, lesson plans and PowerPoint presentations. Each set
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
Read the script below Natalie: Welcome back to Safeguarding Soundbites, your weekly round-up of the latest safeguarding news. Today I'm joined by Tyla. Tyla: Hello Natalie, and hello everyone! Yesterday marked World Book Day, a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the joy of reading and encourage a love
Read the script below Natalie: Welcome back to Safeguarding Soundbites! Today, Colin and I will be bringing you this week’s top safeguarding news. Colin: We will indeed, Natalie, including the newly released guidance on mobile phone bans for schools in England, spicy content on BookTok and all
Read the script below Natalie: Hello and welcome to Safeguarding Soundbites. Colin: This is the weekly podcast that keeps you in the know with all the week’s important safeguarding updates and news. Natalie: It sure is! I’m Natalie and he’s Colin and this week, we’re talking about
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
Read the script below Tyla: Hello and welcome back to another episode of Safeguarding Soundbites, with me, Tyla. Natalie: And me, Natalie. As always, we’ll be bringing this week’s need-to-know news on all things safeguarding. Tyla: This week we’re talking AI, vaping, esports and more. Natalie: Shall
Read the script below Tyla: Hello and welcome to Safeguarding Soundbites, with me, Tyla. Natalie: And me, Natalie. This week, we’re talking about Meta in the Senate... Tyla: Worrying search engines result... Natalie: And the future of disposable vapes. Tyla: Kick us off, Natalie? Natalie: Sure! Our
Read the script below Natalie: Hello, everyone, and welcome back to another Safeguarding Soundbites. I'm Natalie, and this week, I'm joined by Tyla. We've got quite a line up of stories today, don't we? Tyla: Absolutely, Natalie. Buckle up, everyone, because we're diving headfirst into some shocking
Read the script below Natalie: Hello and a very warm welcome back to 2024’s first episode of Safeguarding Soundbites! Colin: Happy new year, Natalie! Natalie: You, too. And to all of our listeners as well. Colin: Yes, we hope you had a lovely break and are feeling
Your Content Goes Here Your Content Goes Here The latest update to the guidance Working Together to Safeguard Children has been released by the Department for Education. It replaces the previous guidance (often referred to as simply ‘Working Together’) released in 2018. Below, we provide a summary of the key
Read the script below Colin: Hello and welcome to Safeguarding Soundbites. Danielle: This is the podcast where you can get all the latest safeguarding news, advice and alerts. Colin: And today’s episode is a very special one as it’s the last one before Christmas! Danielle: It’s hard
Read the script below Danielle: Hello and welcome to Safeguarding Soundbites, with me, Danielle. Natalie: And me, Natalie. This is the podcast for finding out all the week’s top online safeguarding news and alerts. Danielle: This week, young people viewing child abuse imagery online, extremist content on
Read the script below Tyla: Hello and welcome to another episode of Safeguarding Soundbites! My name’s Tyla. Natalie: And I’m Natalie. And this is the podcast that brings you all the week’s safeguarding stories, news and alerts. Tyla: It is and - Natalie: - sorry to interrupt
Read the script below Tory: Hello and welcome to Safeguarding Soundbites, where we bring you the latest online safeguarding news. I'm Tory… Tyla: …And I'm Tyla. This week, we’re talking about how Discord are making their platform ‘hostile’ for abusers, the impact of AI chatbots on young
Read the script below Danielle: Hello and welcome to Safeguarding Soundbites, the podcast for catching up on all of this week’s most important online safeguarding news. Tyla: My name’s Tyla. Danielle: And I’m Danielle. This week, we’re talking about violent content on social media, Meta’s plans for
Feeling a strong connection online? Be cautious! Learn how to spot the signs of catfishing and protect yourself, and those in your care, from online predators. Our online safety shareable provides essential information on identifying red flags, verifying online profiles, and taking action if you suspect a catfish.
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