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Mobile phones

20th June 2022 by Kathy Olsson

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Advice for parents

Mobile phones and the accompanying apps are at the centre of many children’s lives. From an early age, they want to use technology to connect with friends and family. Whether it’s to document their lives, create digital content or play online games the mobile phone is usually their device of choice. A mobile phone provides individual, anytime, anywhere access, a sense of freedom and independence.

For many parents, knowing that their child has a mobile phone provides a sense of security. But mobile phones do have their downsides for children.

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Stay safe

15th June 2022 by Kathy Olsson

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Online safety advice for parents

The summer holidays are almost with us! Now is the perfect time to provide parents with help and advice on helping their children stay safe online during the long vacation. Share our top tips with parents in your end-of-term newsletter or via your school’s social media feeds.

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Cyber security at your school

8th June 2022 by Kathy Olsson

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The National Cyber Security Centre’s Early Warning Service alerts your organisation of likely cyber-attacks and improves your cyber security. The service uses a variety of information feeds such as those from the NCSC and from trusted public, commercial and closed sources.

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Defend your school from cyber attacks

21st May 2022 by Kathy Olsson

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You can defend your school from cyber attacks with free cyber defence tools from the NCSC.

We would encourage all UK schools to sign up for Mail Check and Web Check. These two new services help identify potential cyber security issues and fix them promptly. The tools will help schools defend against the ongoing threat from cybercriminals. These criminals put sensitive data at risk and affect schools’ reputation and ability to operate. The Active Cyber Defence programme helps prevent millions of cyberattacks from causing harm in the UK.

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Let’s stop abuse together

10th May 2022 by Kathy Olsson

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The Government launched a new campaign to tackle the growing threat of online child sexual abuse. With the IWF (Internet Watch Foundation) having reported a three-fold increase in incidents of online sexual abuse targeting 7 – 10 years in 2021 the Let’s Stop Abuse Together is campaign is timely. Aimed at parents and carers as well as professionals and survivors, the website provides advice and support on keeping safe online. The parent/carer section is packed with advice and guidance on spotting signs of abuse, a very useful guide to talking to children about online sexual abuse and signposting to sources of help and support.

Please help StopAbuseTogether by flagging up the campaign and website to parents and carers via your usual school communications.