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Thousands more teachers will be trained in tackling anti-gay bullying as part of a government bid to eradicate homophobia in schools.

The deadly craze, which involves people deliberately strangling themselves or each other, is being fuelled by teens uploading their acts to social media.

The survey of 6,719 UK teachers by charity YoungMinds revealed that 95 per cent of teachers had taught a child who they thought was experiencing anxiety, while 60 per cent had a student in their class they believed was self-harming.

Features on the app and abuse from others are apparently causing waves of harassment and bullying for TikTok creators.

The Government has today announced the organisations that will sit on the Executive Board of a new national body to tackle online harms in the UK.

Parents and pupils who bully teachers through social media could face a tougher approach from the law under plans hinted at by Theresa May today.

Just under 750 cases of female genital mutilation were referred to the Met Police over the last five years, though prosecutors are still yet to make a conviction.

Depending on your school, the school business management role can include anything from budget and procurement to press, recruitment and the management of non-teaching staff – or all of the above! Regardless of where your responsibilities lie, one topic is ‘poker-hot’ for all SBMs this year: safeguarding.

The UK’s first suicide prevention minister must champion a coordinated multi-agency approach to ensure every local area has plans in place to save lives, says Madeleine Moon

Six in 10 parents believe being victimised is the greatest threat to children inside and outside of school over problems such as sexual abuse, alcoholism and drug addiction

Under-13s could be BANNED from Facebook, Twitter and other social media giants under new laws

Children found to have severe dental decay should be referred to local safeguarding teams as it may be an indicator of wider neglect, dentistry experts have said.

Parents are warned about horrific Peppa Pig 'parody' videos on YouTube

The social network said it had taken down 8.7 million pieces of content that violated its rules around child nudity and exploitation.

Children’s mental health is amongst the greatest concerns parents have for their children, on par with physical health and academic performance, according to a new study.

Pupils who are encouraged to “off-roll” from school registers before GCSEs due to funding pressures may fall prey to sexual abuse by grooming gangs, an MP warned yesterday.

Researchers trained a machine-learning algorithm to detect bullying posts on social media and hide them from view.

“County lines” is a term used by the police to describe a growing practice among criminal gangs: when demand for drugs fails to meet the supply in major cities, gangs travel to remote rural areas, market towns or coastal locations in search of new customers.

Twitter announced a change on Wednesday that will make it clear when someone has posted a tweet that violates Twitter's terms of service.

NSPCC survey finds a quarter of seven- to 16-year-olds have broadcast video of themselves online, often to strangers