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Teenagers simply can’t help being attracted by being online, says Nicola Morgan – and anyone who works with them really needs to understand why…

"For me, having cannabis in the evening is the equivalent of having a glass of wine on a Friday night. "People of my generation see cannabis as safer than drinking and safer than smoking," says Faye, 22

The news was shared on ITV's This Morning and revealed how teenagers are becoming reliant on prescription drugs to cope with the pressures of tests - and risking 'serious side effects' in doing so.

The number of offences involving actual or attempted online sexual communication with a child has quadrupled in Northern Ireland, campaigners said.

Parents have been warned to keep their bank details safe after a young boy spent £691 playing gaming sensation Fortnite.

We need to provide safe spaces where kids can learn positive online behaviours

Children hooked on addictive video games like Fortnite will be able to seek treatment on the NHS after video gaming is classified as a medical disorder by the World Health Organisation (WHO) next week.

Scottish first minister takes action after secondary pupil posts offensive materials on popular online network for schools

Facebook is guilty of allowing British children to be exposed to violence and bullying, according to an analysis of “unsafe” networking and gaming sites.

Simon Henderson, head of the private school since 2015, says it is sometimes appropriate to take devices away. Speaking at a Girls' Day School Trust conference in London, Mr Henderson said Eton now requires its Year 9 boys to hand in their devices at night-time.

Incidents of physical of violent bullying among GCSE students has fallen over the past ten years but cyber bullying is an emerging trend, with one in ten reporting it, research shows.

Violent bullying has fallen while name-calling and 'social exclusion' have risen

Teachers have called on parents to ban their kids from the game after they began rocking up to school exhausted

Whether you're a school or an individual, fill out the five words pledge sheet and take a photo to share!

All bullying is cruel and unacceptable. No one deserves to spend their childhood being tormented or harassed, whether physically or mentally, in the playground or at home on their laptop.

Schools and parents should not be scared to take smartphones and other electronic devices away from teenagers, the headmaster of Eton has said.

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Warning of 'Orwellian nightmare' after a string of incidents where teachers have been targeted by 'irate' parents using social media

This week, a horrifying story highlighted the risks of online games – where a six-year-old girl was invited into a ‘sex room’ in the online game Roblox.

The panel members, along with the chair Edward Timpson, will review the most serious child safeguarding cases to share lessons and improve practice.