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Captain Kara and her new SMART Crew

Posted on 19 September 2016

Updated in time for the new academic year, Captain Kara and her new SMART Crew give advice on how to stay SMART online.

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Exciting new platform for Primary School Digital Leaders

Posted on 15 September 2016

Have a look behind the scenes of the online platform for primary schools who are part of the Childnet Digital Leaders Programme!

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Instagram introduces new comment moderation tools

Posted on 13 September 2016

Instagram have unveiled a new comment moderation tool, allowing users to flag key words they do not want appearing in the comments on their pictures.

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New sexting guidance for schools released by the UK Council for Child Internet Safety

Posted on 12 September 2016

Childnet has worked together with the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) to develop new advice for schools and colleges about responding to sexting incidents and safeguarding young people.

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Back to School Resources from across Europe

Posted on 08 September 2016

Insafe have launched their annual back to school campaign on the Better Internet for Kids platform. 

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Childnet welcomes Tom, our new Education Officer

Posted on 07 September 2016

We’re delighted to welcome Tom as the newest member of the Childnet team! We caught up with Tom to find out a bit more about what he’ll be doing here at Childnet.

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Ready for 2016/2017: Online Safety in the Computing Curriculum

Posted on 06 September 2016

We have updated our resource, Online Safety in the Computing Curriculum, giving these interactive guides a fresh face for the 2016/2017 academic year.

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Appropriate filtering and monitoring required in schools from 5th September

Posted on 02 September 2016

Schools and registered childcare providers in England and Wales are required to have appropriate filtering and monitoring systems in place from Monday 5th September 2016.

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Childnet Digital Leaders Programme now open to all UK schools

Posted on 01 September 2016

Schools are invited to register now to join our innovative peer-to-peer education programme – now open to all UK primary and secondary schools. 

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Smartie the Penguin has some new adventures

Posted on 30 August 2016

The story of Smartie the penguin has long been a popular way of educating young children about how to stay safe online and reinforce the message for children to tell an adult if anything worries them online. 

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