As a handy reference, here are some UK based helplines and contact details for organisations dealing with online safety. CEOP Here you can make a report to CEOP about a child in danger of abuse. This could be you or someone you know or care for. You can see what we are going to ask […]
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In previous posts I have talked about an e-Safety Toolbox. Only by the effective use of all these tools you will be able to mitigate against online safety safeguarding risks. Isn’t marketing wonderful? A sarcastic comment perhaps but quite frankly marketing is sometimes quite misleading; it is just a sales tool. Time and time again
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e-Safety is a vital set of tools primarily to protect children from harmful content and to empower children with the knowledge to stay safe whilst using digital technologies. So it comes as a surprise and a disappointment to see that the Department for Education are no longer accrediting online safety content management filters. In their
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In this post I refer to the beat bobby: not online crime investigators, high tech crime units, serious and organised crime or any other specialised unit. The everyday Police officer that we all see racing around the streets on blues and twos. For simplicity this also refers Neighbourhood Policing Teams (NPT) and to Police Community
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Online safety goes from strength to strength with some great initiatives coming out. One of these initiatives was launched on 7th Feb 2012, Safer Internet Day, known as the eSafety Label. This is an online safety support and accreditation system for schools throughout Europe. The idea behind this is great, and has been a long
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