Online Safety

Thinkuknow has produced education resources for professionals on the consensual and non-consensual sharing of nude images among young people.

Send me a pic? has been developed in response to learning from research into young people’s relationships online, and through extensive collaboration with young people across the UK.

The resource pack contains three sessions plans based on short film clips. Each clip shows a fictional online chat where young people request, receive and discuss issues related to nude images

To access the resources, visit the Send me a pic? page.

Online Blackmail is a new education resource which aims to help young people identify key characteristics of how blackmail manifests online, understand the impact it can have, and how they access help if they experience it.

The one-hour Online blackmail session can be delivered in schools, colleges, youth groups and other educational settings.

To access the resource, visit the Online blackmail education resource page.

Removing online nude images and videos guidance for professionals NSPCC

This guidance for professionals supporting young people to report nudes shared online using the Report Remove tool. Professionals can support young people to use the tool, which can help them to take down nude or sexual images and videos. The young person can choose to access emotional support from Childline, and the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) can try to remove the image or video. The guidance includes information on how professionals can talk to young people about the tool, before they need to use it.

The guidance can be viewed here – Supporting young people to report nudes images: Report Remove | NSPCC Learning

Online Safeguarding: What is the Dark Web? – Children’s Society guide

The Children’s Society have produced a guide to help practitioners understand more about online safeguarding including advice around how to talk to young people about it and where to seek further support.

Online Safeguarding: What is the Dark Web? guide

Child Sexual Abuse prevention campaign – Internet Watch Foundation

IWF’s self-generated child sexual abuse prevention campaign launches in April 2021. Their data shows 11-13 year old girls are increasingly at risk of grooming and coercion at the hands of online predators.

Any child, no matter what their background, with unrestricted access to internet-connected devices, is at risk.

The hard-hitting campaign, backed by the UK Home Office and Microsoft, aims to empower girls, and warn their parents and carers about the risks posed by online predators targeting children.

Videos and resources are available on the Internet Watch Foundation website

Gurls Out Loud is a resource for young girls which aims to encourage them to block, report and tell someone if an adult tries to engage with them via the internet

TALK Checklist by Internet Watch Foundation – The TALK checklist is for parents/carers to use when they are worried about their child’s internet use. The website contains practical advice on how to have the conversation with the young person.

Their parents and carers guide helps parents know what to look out for, what to do and how to protect their child.

Online Sexual Harm Reduction Guide

The Marie Collins Foundation has joined forces with the NWG Network to produce two new help guides aimed at reducing online harm.

The Online Sexual Harm Reduction Guide is aimed at professionals; How Can I Help My Child? Is aimed at parents and carers.

NSPCC online safety resource bank

The NSPCC has developed a resource bank specific to online safety featuring a number of resources such as:

The full resource bank can be viewed on their website here.