This article has been brought to you by Slough Borough Council's Education Safeguarding Professional, Zarine Power for the attention of all schools.
Childrens Online Experiences
The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a new report on children’s online experiences. The report draws on the responses of children and adults to the Commissioner’s The Big Ambition consultation. Findings highlight children’s vulnerability to online harms and outline children’s concerns, exploring: child sexual abuse material; exposure to highly sexualised content; abusive content and bullying; and suicide, self-harm, and eating disorder content online. The report also presents children’s views on the role of tech companies, government, parents and schools in keeping them safe online. The Commissioner makes recommendations on legislation and guidance, as well as system reform.
Read the report: “I’ve seen horrible things”: children’s experiences of the online world