Online Safety Facts…or Fallacies?
June 24, 2019
I recently gave a talk on ten online safety axioms which might not be as effective as we think for keeping children safe. As it seemed to pique some..
The Prevent duty – top tips and resources to support your whole school approach
June 17, 2019
We were delighted to be joined by a DfE Prevent lead last week for our very first ever LGfL DigiSafe webinar. You can now listen to the full audio..
Everyone is talking about the Age Appropriate Design Code – so how will this upcoming legislation protect our children online?
May 27, 2019
Last month, after lenthy campaigning, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) released their much anticipated Age Appropriate Design Code. You..
Introducing Mubina Asaria, our New Online Safeguarding Consultant – May 2019
May 24, 2019
Hello and welcome to my first blog post at LGfL! I’m honoured to have joined the DigiSafe centre of excellence in safeguarding and look forward to..
Pornography protections for children
May 16, 2019
October 2019 update. The government has announced that the age verification of online pornography will not be implemented.
The ‘dreaded parent online safety evening’
April 26, 2019
“I’ve been asked to run a parent session on online safety – what should we do?” That’s a question we are often asked, often accompanied by a deep..
Online Harms White Paper
April 8, 2019
The Government today published the Online Harms White Paper, following last year’s Green Paper, published as part of the UK Internet Safety Strategy...
Calling time on screen time!?
February 11, 2019
I’ll let you into a secret – I don’t like the term screen time; I think it’s unhelpful as a concept, let alone as a framework for discussion or..
Keeping Children Safe in Education – translated
December 20, 2018
Now available from LGfL for the benefit of all schools – Part 1 of this key safeguarding document which needs to be understood by ALL staff (that..
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