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Why children’s mental health is as important as academic achievement

£11 billion could be added to the economy by 2022 if young people's digital skills are invested in, the report suggests

Technology firms could be subjected to tough new regulations to protect the privacy and mental health of children as a result of a cross-party campaign that is likely to inflict a defeat on the government within weeks.

It’s shameful that our children are still so computer illiterate. Let’s give them the skills to take on the tech giants, and create a more democratic internet

In this article, we’ll discuss two different formats of blogging, cover the available platforms, and provide you with advice to help you keep your child safe during their blogging journey.

Prince William has described anonymity online as "really, really dangerous" in a moving video to launch a new action plan against cyberbullying.

Schoolchildren will be encouraged to take up cyber security as a career in a government scheme. The initiative called ‘Cyber Discovery’ aims to ‘find the next generation of cyber security talent. With some £20 million worth of investment, the program is aimed at young people in years 10 to 13.

Which? investigation finds security flaws in ‘intelligent’ toys such as CloudPets and Hasbro’s Furby Connect

The Children's Commissioner for England has supported calls for the government to review the impact of social media on the mental health of young people.

The number of children receiving counselling over cyberbullying has more than doubled in five years, prompting the NSPCC to call on ministers to put pressure on social media sites to do more to protect children from online abuse.

Counter-terror experts say pupils should respond to terror attacks 'like a fire drill' Advice for pupils on how to survive terrorist gun and knife attacks is to be made available to schools across the country for the first time.

Boy, now 16, granted judicial review, which will decide if police must delete record about photo he sent on Snapchat in 2015

Rather than trusting a private corporation, let’s just enforce existing laws supposed to protect us from harassment and abuse – in person or online

The Duke of Cambridge will meet senior representatives from leading communication, technology, social media and gaming companies as well as experts from charities on Thursday to discuss the progress made over the last 18 months.

Wigan schools were urged to celebrate what makes pupils unique today as a new poll of youngsters found that over half worry about being seen as “different” from others, and 40 per cent would hide or change aspects of themselves for fear of being bullied.

Over 100,000 children have been rejected for treatment by local mental health services after being referred in the last two years.

A poll by the Diana Award, for Anti-Bullying Week, which starts on Monday, also found over half of young people have experienced bullying at school.

More than a third of children feel their teachers do not talk enough about what to do if they are bullied at school, a new poll suggests.

The Tes reports more people have been referred to Prevent – the government’s controversial anti-terror programme – by the education sector, than by the police.

Due for release in 2018, the game will allow players to learn about ‘magic’ while exploring real world spaces, while discovering mysterious artefacts, and encountering iconic characters.