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Pupils are at risk from those with extremist views – teachers must challenge ‘us and them’ thinking, says Liam Duffy

SCHOOLS have challenged advice from a top politician and defended their choice not to ban mobile phones.

Instagram is banning graphic images of self-harm after Health Secretary Matt Hancock said social media companies “need to do more” to curb their impact on teenagers’ mental health.

Popular messaging app WhatsApp said on Wednesday that there are instances of the platform being abused by political parties and it has been engaging with them to emphasise that the misuse will lead to banning of such accounts.

Young people threatened with 'immersive gaming' and 'binge-watching', says education secretary

Mobile phones should be banned from the dinner table and bedtimes as part of a healthy approach to devices, the UK's four chief medical officers have said.

This student recalls how bullying – much of it involving social media – drove her away from school

Honour-based abuse and forced marriage are illegal in the UK and schools are on the front-line when it comes to spotting the signs and making safeguarding interventions. Dawn Jotham advises

Evening Standard is reporting that a new film being shown in schools warns children and teenagers against becoming absorbed by social media.

A teenager who was duped into sending a nude photograph of herself to someone who then shared the image around their school, is using her story to warn other young people about the dangers of sharing intimate images.

Felix Alexander from Worcester was 17 when he took his own life. He had been a bright and happy schoolboy but a constant barrage of online abuse and bullying from other youngsters, even from some who didn't know him, drove him to take his own life in April 2016.

Digital minister Margot James announced the government's plans for new laws regarding online bullying, forcing social media giants to take responsibility for the welfare of young and vulnerable people online.

Schools in England are set to take part in one of the largest mental health trials in the world. Up to 370 schools will be involved in the scheme to boost evidence about what works to support mental health and well-being

Research by home education provider Oxford Home Schooling reveals that even primary school children are being strained by the prospect of their academic performance. FE News reports.

ALL teachers will be expected to alert pupils to the dangers of cyberspace under a Scotland-wide internet safety drive.

Up to 370 schools to join one of the largest trials in the world to boost the evidence about what works to support mental health and wellbeing

Pupils should be banned from taking smartphones into school, the minister for school standards in England has told the BBC. Nick Gibb spoke out ahead of the government publishing new guidance for schools, expected to address internet safety, social media and online gaming.

To take mobile phones away from school students would be akin to a form of cultural cleansing

The mother of a three-year-old girl has become the first person to be found guilty of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the UK, after the Old Bailey heard of a failed bid to "shut up" accusers with witchcraft.