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Tech companies such as Facebook and Google could be regulated in the same way as the mobile phone and broadband industry, the head of media regulator Ofcom was expected to say on Tuesday.

Digital School House report finds just 44 per cent of parents talk to their children about online safety

New GDPR rules around data protection came into effect earlier this year, but how much has your school done to comply?

Nadhim Zahawi spoke about the department's guidance on sexual violence and sexual harassment between pupils at law firm Farrer and Co's safeguarding conference.

EU lawmakers are set to vote on a controversial copyright reform that could change how internet companies treat uploaded content from users.

Campaigner says girls face pressure from peers to agree to FGM and calls on those in education to help prevent it

Drop in proportion of pupils who report they are bullied each month - but parents say it is on the rise

Updated Ofsted inspection guidance

A brief guide for teachers and parents on tech in the classroom.

The 12-year-old girl was sent up to 80 pornographic cartoons and child abuse images, despite the fact she claims her account was private.

While there is ever growing demand for mental health support for pupils, such as in-school counselling and mentoring, the focus now – just like for any health problem – should be more on prevention than intervention.

Concern that smartphones can add to the pressure on children, as they start secondary school

Home Secretary Sajid Javid has warned he will "not be afraid to take action" against tech giants if they do not help to tackle child sexual abuse online.

The Telegraph is reporting that as 10m children return to school this week, a YouGov poll for the Diana Award found that four in ten children are so badly picked on at school it has affected their grades and left them frightened of putting their hands up in class.

After the recent report by The Children’s Society that a quarter of 14-year-old girls have self-harmed, many campaigners have called for the root causes of the adolescent mental health crisis to be tackled – rather than just firefighting the symptoms.

A Telegraph investigation found that Instagram's 'recommended' function was promoting accounts with self harm and eating disorder images on

Teachers are expected to tackle all of society's problems – so why aren't they properly valued, asks Kevin Stannard

New icon on physical games will warn parents children can spend money while playing

NSPCC warns that social networks are ‘a gateway for child abuse' and calls for regulation to stop groomers

Generation Z has grown up online – so why are a surprising number suddenly turning their backs on Instagram, Facebook and Snapchat?