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Rise in hate crime offences against children
Data from 41 UK police forces found 5,349 offences with a racial, religious or faith-based element where the target was under 18 in 2016/17.
Story from: Wessex FM
20 Mar 2018
'Ellie' tells how she was groomed and abused by 40-year-old internet conman
A TEENAGER who was sexually abused by a 40-year-old man she met on the internet has told her story in a video.
Story from: Bicester Advertiser
19 Mar 2018
Cyber attacks are one of the biggest threats that schools face, experts warn
Hackers see teachers and parents as a “soft target” since they are often ill-equipped to deal with cyber thefts, while sensitive data held by schools - such as children’s medical records - are lucrative on the dark web.
Story from: The Telegraph
19 Mar 2018
BBC game challenges young people to spot "fake news"
The new interactive BBC iReporter game - aimed at youngsters aged 11 to 18 - gives you the chance to take on the role of a journalist in the BBC newsroom.
Story from: BBC
16 Mar 2018
Fake Instagram accounts being used by kids to 'destroy reputations'
Children are using fake Instagram accounts, called "finstas", to bully and destroy the reputations of their peers, the eSafety Commissioner says.
Story from: ABC News (Aus)
16 Mar 2018
Parents warned of the big problem of children sexting and being blackmailed by paedophiles
Youngsters are "falling into the trap" of both getting themselves into trouble with the police for sharing images of each other and becoming victims of perverts by sending the images in the first place.
Story from: Derby Telegraph
15 Mar 2018
Cyberbullying inquiry reveals shocking figures
63%, of the young people who took part said that they would not tell their parents if they were experiencing online bullying.
Story from: The Galleon
13 Mar 2018
Telford abuse: 'I was sold twice a night'
"Holly" was a victim of child exploitation in Telford from the age of 14.
Story from: BBC
13 Mar 2018
Social media sites harming pupils´ mental health, heads warn
Headteachers are calling for new social media laws to keep children safe, amid concerns that youngsters’ use of these sites is harming their mental health.
Story from: Daily Mail
09 Mar 2018
Government demands strong security for smart devices to stop homes being hacked
Smart devices such as televisions, toys and smart home speakers will be expected to include new, strong security features to keep them safe from hackers, the Government has said.
Story from: ITV News
07 Mar 2018
Children need social media watchdog, says commissioner
A WATCHDOG must be appointed to protect young people from online dangers, Scotland’s children’s commissioner has warned, as he claimed the internet is not “designed with children in mind”.
Story from: Herald Scotland
06 Mar 2018
Girl at risk of FGM as cultural pressure overrides mother’s instinct
A family court judge has decided that a little girl is at risk of being subjected to genital mutilation because her mother’s maternal instinct has been overridden by religious and cultural pressure.
Story from: Peeblesshire News
06 Mar 2018
Working Together to Safeguard Children
Revisions to statutory guidance
Story from: Gov.uk
05 Mar 2018
Google launches new UK online safety educational programmes
Research by Google shows that UK teachers think children should starting learning about online safety at age seven, with 99 percent of teachers believing online safety should be part of the curriculum.
Story from: Telecompaper
01 Mar 2018
Teen sexting may be more common than you think
At least one in four teens are receiving sexually explicit texts and emails, and at least one in seven are sending sexts, a new study suggests.
Story from: Reuters
28 Feb 2018
New Facebook app puts primary pupils at risk, charity says
Children's charity Barnardo's claims that Facebook's Messenger Kids app could expose pupils to grooming, sexting and online bullying
Story from: TES
27 Feb 2018
Social media firms ‘must do more to tackle cyber-bullying’
Technology companies were accused of offering a “tokenistic” response to the problem as MPs and leading charities warned that shortcomings are placing youngsters’ mental health at risk.
Story from: The Scotsman
26 Feb 2018
YouTube is bigger distraction to children’s homework than television, survey finds
The survey, commissioned by the online homework site Firefly Learning, quizzed over 2,000 students aged between 11 and 15 on their homework habits.
Story from: The Telegraph
26 Feb 2018
Grooming gangs carried out abuse with 'arrogant persistence'
Grooming gangs that preyed on hundreds of girls and young women in the north east of England carried out their abuse with "arrogant persistence" as they did not fear investigation, a report has found.
Story from: ITV News
26 Feb 2018
Secret Teacher: social media makes it impossible to switch off from work
Weekends and holidays are dominated by notifications from colleagues about school, but I don’t feel able to opt out
Story from: The Guardian
26 Feb 2018
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