Online Safety News
Ofcom Data Reveals 1 in 3 Children Aged 5 -7 Use Social Media Unsupervised
The latest research from Ofcom has revealed the current online landscape of children and young people using technology.
23rd April 2024
New Speakers Join Online Safety Day
We are pleased to announce that we have an exciting lineup of speakers confirmed to join us for Online Safety Day, taking place on Wednesday 13th December.
5th December 2023
Artificial Intelligence Online Safety Clinic – Places Still Available
There are still places left to book for the online safety clinic focussing on artificial intelligence. Join Ken Corish for this informative discussion.
22nd November 2023
Tickets Now Available for Online Safety Day 2023
Reserve your place to join us for our annual Online Safety Day event in partnership with TikTok taking place on Wednesday 13th December.
17th November 2023
Phone Banning in Schools – Considerations from David Wright
New guidance is being introduced to ban phones in schools across England. David Wright shares his thoughts on the initiative.
5th October 2023
Safer Internet Day 2024 Theme Announced
The UK Safer Internet Centre announced that the new Safer Internet Day theme will be ‘Inspiring change? Making a difference, managing influence and navigating change online’
4th October 2023
Latest Research Shows Over One Third of Schools in England Lack Effective Staff Training
SWGfL has released the latest research around how schools in England have performed in online safety policy and practice.
19th September 2023
Online Safety Self-Review Tool and Policy Templates Updated for New School Year
Our online safety policy templates have been updated for the start of the school year! Find out what's been included in this article.
4th September 2023
SWGfL Wins at the Charity Awards 2023
We are delighted to announce that SWGfL has taken the top prize in the Education & Training category at this year’s Charity Awards.
8th June 2023
UK Safer Internet Centre Publish 2023 Appropriate Filtering & Monitoring Definitions
The UK Safer Internet Centre has published updated appropriate filtering and monitoring definitions for 2023.
30th May 2023
SWGfL Shortlisted for the Charity Awards 2023
SWGfL is delighted to announce that we have made the shortlist for this year’s Charity Awards, in the Education and Training category.
3rd May 2023
SWGfL Partners with Schillings on New Online Safety Bill Guide
We have created a new, easy-to-understand guide to the Online Safety Bill with leading crisis management firm Schillings. Read more here:
1st February 2023
How to Improve Online Safety Standards at School
Take a look at how schools can take an individual approach towards online safety that can work towards exceptional standards.
27th January 2023
Catch Up On The SWGfL Podcast - Interface!
In this article we give you a quick rundown of the previous 6 episodes of our Interface podcast as well as an opportunity to listen to all of them right here.
4th January 2023
SWGfL Services – Holiday Opening Hours 2022
Our SWGfL services have outlined in this latest article what opening hours are taking place throughout the holiday period.
21st December 2022
SWGfL - What Happened in 2022
In this latest article, SWGfL looks back at what has happened over the past year. Find out what the highlights were for 2022 and what new things are coming for 2023.
19th December 2022
