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Help & advice
Helpful information and guidance on a range of key online safety topics.
How Safer Internet Day reached half of young people
54% of young people in the UK aged 8-17 heard about Safer Internet Day 2022. Here's the story of a record-breaking collaboration and its incredible impact.
Are you entering the Childnet Film Competition 2022?
Make sure your school or youth group joins our celebration of creativity, filmmaking and online safety before entries close on 8th June 2022!
Discover our youth leadership training programme
The Childnet Digital Leaders Programme is our youth leadership training platform which empowers young people to educate their peers about online safety.
Blog
The latest advice and guidance on key online safety issues, as well as information on the latest apps and games.
Gain prizes and prestige with the Childnet Film Competition 2022
Take a look at the fantastic prizes on offer for the schools, youth groups and individuals who triumph this year!
5 Eggciting online safety Eggtivities to enjoy this Easter weekend
See how your family can get stuck into Childnet's online safety activities before term starts next week!
Making a positive difference to lives online is ‘massively rewarding’
Childnet Assistant Education Manager Phoebe explains why she loves her role and being part of the team
Record-breaking Safer Internet Day reaches more than half of young people
More than half (54%) of young people in the UK aged 8-17 heard about Safer Internet Day 2022
How to advise your child about cryptocurrency
If you are a parent or carer with a teenager, they may have come across conversations about cryptocurrency and NFTs at school or online.
Childnet Digital Leader praised by Caroline Lucas MP
Childnet Digital Leaders made a huge impression on Safer Internet Day 2022 - even receiving congratulatory letters from MPs!
The Online Safety Bill Has Been Introduced to Parliament
The long-awaited Online Safety Bill is now being introduced to Parliament.
Make new memories by joining Childnet’s Youth Advisory Board
Joining Childnet’s Youth Advisory Board can help young people make new friends and memories - and gain confidence.
Looking at girls' experience of online gaming this International Women's Day
March 8th marks the annual celebration of International Women’s Day.
The Childnet World Book Day Bus has arrived!
Take a trip to our virtual Childnet Book Bus!
Popular resources
Free resources to help you teach about online safety.
SMART Video Lessons
Six easy-to-follow videos to work through together with children aged 6-9 years old.
A learning-to-read book
Sharing stories with your child, helps to make learning to read an enjoyable activity!
Digiduck Stories
The Digiduck® collection has been created to help parents and teachers educate children aged 3–7 about online safety. The collection includes a ebooks, PDFs, a poster and an interactive app.
STAR SEND Toolkit
An online safety teaching toolkit for educators to deliver with young people in KS3 and KS4
Talk it over
Research-led resource to start empathetic, honest, and evidence-based conversations on online hate and how to tackle it.