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Shadow education minister Margaret Greenwood stresses the importance of pupil wellbeing and the 'recovery curriculum' amid the pandemic, ahead of the party’s conference this weekend

A significant drop in the number of child sexual abuse cases reported to police during lockdown masks the true extent of what's happened to vulnerable children, police chiefs say.

TikTok is an app targeted at teenagers, so why has a large community of teachers made it their home – and is there anything wrong with that?

SCHOOL PACKS LAUNCHED

Public Health England (PHE) has partnered with leading mental health charities to launch new guidance and resources to help you support your child’s mental health right now

More than half of teachers believe the extended time away from class is likely to cause their pupils issues.

Fears of increased exposure to domestic abuse as town halls in England plan emergency budgets

An overview of data on abuse of adolescents

Charity behind survey says unrealistic images increase pressures as girls spend more time online

This report provides insight into who shares nudes and why. It goes on to explore an ecology of related risks sharers encounter.

If you're worried a child may be struggling with their mental health or has anxiety about coronavirus (COVID-19), we've got advice to help you support them.

NSPCC criticises social media giant's inability to act against harmful content as 'inexcusable'

Data, obtained by NSPCC, reveals 449 offences were committed against babies yet to reach their first birthday during 2019/20

Teachers, who were forced to give online classes during the Covid-19 lockdown, are worried their employers haven’t done enough to protect them from potential cybersecurity threats.

Concerns have been raised over videos promoting eating disorders on TikTok.

Cash has been quietly withdrawn from the unit – set up by Theresa May, when she vowed to end FGM “within a generation” – leaving it struggling to survive, The Independent can reveal.

The Covid-19 crisis has turned many childhoods upside down and for young people who were already struggling, life will seem even more of a challenge. Children’s well-being has been in decline since 2009 and this outbreak will undoubtedly create difficulties for those having to cope with widespread changes to their daily life.

In the week that the Chancellor announced increased funding for young people’s mental health support, a new survey finds that young people are more likely to turn to online platforms for support than community-accessed options such as medical professionals, family or friends.

Calls to outlaw popular app in the UK, after Telegraph reveals worries of former moderators

Reports of child abuse images online increased by almost 50% during lockdown, according to the Internet Watch Foundation. In the 11 weeks from 23 March, its hotline logged 44,809 reports of images compared with 29,698 last year.