Childnet International is a registered UK

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that aims to make the internet a safe place for children and young people.

Activities

Educational resources

Childnet produce educational resources for children, parents and teachers about a range of topics, including

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and grooming. These are available for free online or to order from the online shop. Childnet has a number of websites that provide advice and information: Childnet, KidSMART, and the UK Safer Internet Centre.

Education sessions

Childnet’s Education Team run internet safety sessions for pupils, parents and carers, and staff members. They have worked with schools, local authorities, foster parent groups and local police forces.

Policy work

Childnet are involved in policy work in the UK and internationally, and they aim to facilitate the involvement of young people in the policy process. Will Gardner, CEO of Childnet, sits on the Executive Board of the

UK Council for Child Internet Safety The UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) was set up in 2008 under the Brown Government charged with bringing together government departments, law enforcement agencies, academia, private industry and third-sector representatives such as cha ...

. In November 2011, Childnet facilitated the involvement of young people in an Executive Board meeting of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety. Childnet is part of Facebook’s Safety Advisory Board, composed of five leading internet safety organisations. Facebook consults with these organisations on issues related to online safety. Childnet launched the Youth IGF Project in 2009 to respond to constructive criticisms made of the

Internet Governance Forum The Internet Governance Forum (IGF) is a multistakeholder governance group for policy dialogue on issues of Internet governance. It brings together all stakeholders in the Internet governance debate, whether they represent governments, the privat ...

that there had been very limited involvement of young people at the IGF. Since then, Childnet has facilitated the involvement of young people from the UK in the annual conference, and in 2012, they delivered the first ever youth-chaired workshop at the IGF.

UK Safer Internet Centre

The UK Safer Internet Centre is coordinated by a partnership of three leading organisations; Childnet International, the

Internet Watch Foundation The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is a registered charity based in Cambridge, England. It states that its remit is "to minimise the availability of online sexual abuse content, specifically child sexual abuse images and videos hosted anywhe ...

, and th
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It is co-funded by the

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and has three main functions: an Awareness Centre, a Helpline and a Hotline.

Safer Internet Day

Safer Internet Day Insafe is a European network of Awareness Centres promoting safer and better usage of internet, It is co-funded by the Safer Internet Plus Programme. Mission The mission of the Insafe cooperation network is to empower citizens to use the Inte ...

is celebrated worldwide to raise awareness about online safety. Many people take safety on the internet for granted and for that reason it is important to educate people about possible data breaches. Childnet, as part of the UK Safer Internet Centre, coordinate Safer Internet Day in the UK. Safer Internet Day 2015 saw over 800 organizations in the UK taking part to help promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people. For the day the UK Safer Internet Centre launched a new study Friendship in a Digital Age and launched the #Up2Us film, which was made by 150 young people to inspire others to do something kind online.

References

External links

www.childnet.com
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