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How drug-running is fuelling knife crime

When we teach about consent in relationships, the discussion must relate to pupils' online lives, says Jess McBeath

Schools need more help from professionals in safeguarding, this teacher-turned-social worker argues

More than 100 false accounts posed as far-right and leftwing activists to sow division, says company

New first aid classes are planned amid soaring numbers of teens stabbed

British photographer Rankin asked teens to edit their own portraits until they were "social media ready." The results are fascinating.

YouTube has, yet again, failed to protect children online. Recent investigations by Wired and video blogger Matt Watson have alleged that paedophiles were using the site’s comments section to leave predatory messages on videos containing and uploaded by children, and to share links to child sexual abuse material.

Members of the royal family are taking a stand against cyberbullying and have asked their online followers to interact with each other in a respectful, courteous and kind manner.

The intention of most people issuing warnings is usually well-meaning. But the failure of people to identify the hoax, even by those who should have expert insight into whether children really are in danger, helps to create a problem where none really existed.

Schools try not to exclude - and when they do it's a decision made for the benefit of other pupils, says Kate Townshend

Sex offenders are grooming children on Instagram more than any other online platform, a charity has found.

Following a flurry of newspaper scare stories, some schools have warned parents about the "momo challenge" - but fact-checkers say it is a hoax.

In a recent Mental Health Foundation Scotland report, 71 per cent of teachers asked, said that they lacked the right training to help them address mental health concerns with pupils Read more at: https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/jonathan-wood-lack-of-training-in-mental-health-a-concern-in-the-classroom-1-4880368

Labour peer Baroness Massey of Darwen writes following her House of Lords question on 'Strengthening controls over internet providers in the light of concerns over child bullying and suicide'.

Department for Education unveils fresh guidelines for sex and health lessons in England

The All Together Programme is our whole-school anti-bullying programme that has proven its success in reducing bullying and improving wellbeing.

6 Tips For Parents Dealing With Scaremongering 'Suicide Games'

Three new subjects will be universal from 2020 to ensure school prepares pupils for the modern world - health education, relationships education and RSE

We encourage our pupils to speak up when it comes to bullying – so why don't we lead by example?

Schools across the country have sent warnings to parents as kids as young as five are targeted by paedophiles using the hugely popular phone app