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BBC launches community app for under 13s - CBBC Buzz
BBC launches CBBC Buzz, a new mobile community for under 13s to have fun and get creative.
Story from: BBC
05 Apr 2018
Internet companies urged to do more to tackle illegal content
Internet companies must do more to rid their platforms of content that fuels youth violence, the Government has said. Home Secretary Amber Rudd will press social media firms to step up their response following a spate of murders in London.
Story from: BT.com
04 Apr 2018
'PSHE is a drop in the ocean: here are five things social media companies must do to protect our children'
Schools and parents can only do so much when it comes to reducing the harmful effects of social media, says Natasha Devon – they need to be met halfway by the providers
Story from: TES
04 Apr 2018
70 per cent of teachers are aware of pupils being bullied online or via mobile phone, survey reveals
Sexual harassment and bullying appear to be a daily fact of life for many children and young people, says a teaching union.
Story from: TES
02 Apr 2018
One in five teachers has been sexually harassed, survey says
Unions urges victims to speak out and highlights 'disturbing scale of failure to act' by schools
Story from: TES
31 Mar 2018
The Victorians portrayed paedophiles as strangers – and the myth persists today
This myth of the stranger paedophile is still persistent today. And even though the evidence shows that most child sexual abuse is perpetrated by close family members, the stranger myth continues to distract our attention from the most common type of abuse.
Story from: The Conversation
29 Mar 2018
Taking Back Control of your Personal Data after Facebook Fallout
Last week’s admission from Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has made many people wonder what the personal data they divulge online is being used for. Are there any steps we can take to protect our data and to take back control?
Story from: CLNews
28 Mar 2018
Young people with mental health problems facing ‘unacceptable barriers’
A survey of 2,700 people up to the age of 25 who had struggled with mental health issues found that less than 1 in 10 (9 per cent) felt it was easy to get the support they needed.
Story from: iNews
28 Mar 2018
Science and Technology Committee
Inquiry into the Impact of Social Media and Screen Time on kids health
Story from: Internet Matters
28 Mar 2018
1000s of children and teenagers being sexually abused by another young person
The NSPCC reports that thousands of young people across the country seek help after being sexually abused by other children. They say young people are struggling to understand what has happened to them and some teachers need more help on how to respond
Story from: On The Wight
28 Mar 2018
‘No hiding place’ for online child sex abusers
PERPETRATORS of online child sexual abuse are to be targeted by police in a new hard-hitting campaign. The crackdown will be launched tomorrow with the warning that offenders are “just one click away from losing everything”.
Story from: The National
27 Mar 2018
More than 1 million children’s education at risk due to poor broadband access, finds study
As reliance on digital learning tools increases, parents are becoming concerned about how poor broadband service affects their children's education
Story from: Independent
27 Mar 2018
Leading Colchester teachers suspended after 'concerns over bullying'
A headteacher and CEO have been suspended from schools around Colchester, as the town's MP highlighted "concerns over bullying".
Story from: Essex Live
27 Mar 2018
Achieving then failing in primary school is a sign of future teenage depression
Millions of people all over the world are experiencing mental health problems. And though the causes vary, we know that half of all these illnesses will have started in childhood or the teenage years.
Story from: The Conversation
26 Mar 2018
Grays man pretended to be members of One Direction to get children to send him indecent photos
The 43-year-old used Skype to contact strangers online using his fake profiles, persuading them to send him photographs and perform sexual acts.
Story from: Essex Live
23 Mar 2018
The explosion of online hate speech represents a very real challenge for teachers
Students must learn the power of language – both for good and for evil, writes one celebrated educationist.
Story from: TES
22 Mar 2018
Kids struggle to hold pencils due to too much tech
Healthcare professionals have recently raised concerns that this overuse of touchscreens and tablets is preventing children from developing the most basic skills such as how to write.
Story from: CLNews
21 Mar 2018
How young children can develop racial biases – and what that means
Race-based conflicts and prejudices are common. The persistence of such attitudes has led some to ask whether we are naturally inclined to like those who are like us and dislike those who are different.
Story from: The Conversation
21 Mar 2018
Mental health risks to girls who spend more than an hour a day on social media – new study
Teenage girls are by far the highest users of social media, and those who are using it for more than an hour a day are also at the highest risk of developing well-being problems in later teen years.
Story from: The Conversation
20 Mar 2018
'Schools alone cannot tackle pupils' obsession with social media – parents and providers need to take responsibility'
We cannot allow the government to add rules about pupil use of social media to teachers' never-ending to-list, tackling the negative side effects must be a joint effort involving parents, pupils and providers, writes Tes' mental health columnist, Natasha Devon
Story from: TES
20 Mar 2018
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