Concerns over the impact of social media on children and young people have brought child exploitation to the forefront. Sarah Parker discusses how to foster a safer learning environment through education. Child exploitation education may not be the first thing that springs to mind among the many...

In face of a booming wearable technology market, it’s high time we find ways to incorporate rather than exclude these gadgets in schools. Analysts at Research and Markets, a market research organisation, have estimated that the wearable technology market will grow at a compound annual growth rate...

Are your pupils e-safe or at risk of digital danger? Test their knowledge of common online safety issues with this short quiz. The quiz touches on some of the risks young people can face online, including: sexting and the sharing of inappropriate images sophisticated 'phishing scams' and...

I spent a year of my life immersed in the internet's darkest corners. Young people will do the same, and we need to let them learn from their mistakes. When it comes to teaching about the internet and media literacy, there are few words I dislike more than ‘safeguarding’. Not because the aspiration...