What is ‘UMHD’? Why is it important? University Mental Health Day is an annual event run by ‘Student Minds’ Charity & ‘University Mental Health Advisors Network’ (UMHAN) held on the first Thursday of March. This year ‘UMHD’ is taking place on Thursday 4th March 2021. UMHD is aimed at uniting the University community, both students…
Taking over from Social Networking in the child’s world or just another Internet fad? Live streaming is the ability via mobile phone or other device to broadcast yourself and your surroundings or activities ‘live’ to friends, or if you so choose, the world. Platforms such as Tiktok, Twitch, Discord and Facebook live have given users,…
Sexting – Has it increased during lockdown and what does research tell us? According to Wikipedia Sexting is…..”sending, receiving, or forwarding sexually explicit messages, photographs, or videos, … or sending a text possibly with images”. To be clear this is an adult description. Talk to young people and they have a number of names for…
Cyberbullying – The realities and coping mechanisms for young people and adults Bullying in its many forms can affect children in varied ways. Some like myself only encounter short periods in their life when this happens, and the majority develop coping strategies and the period ends. For others though the impact can be massive.…
Tweet #AnInternetWeTrust Facts and Figures An Internet we trust: exploring reliability in the online world Headlines from the National Crime Agency. Cyber criminals seek to exploit human or security vulnerabilities in order to steal passwords, data or money directly. The most common cyber threats include: Hacking – including of social media and email passwords Phishing…
Monday 8th February 2021 – GAMING Today we are kicking off ‘Online Safeguarding Challenges’ week with ‘GAMING’ whereby Alan will be discussing the current issues at hand and what parents/teachers/carers can do to keep children safe. After the tumultuous year that has been 2020 and the move to online teaching for schools where are we…
With the annual ‘Safer Internet Day’ due to take place on Tuesday 9th February 2021, it seems a great opportunity to raise awareness and initiate important conversations concerning Online Safeguarding Challenges. SAFE will be embarking on a week’s long event from the 8th February – 12th February 2021 with Associate Trainer, Alan Earl, to discuss…
SAFE received some outstanding feedback from both individuals and companies/organisations who undertook a variety of safeguarding training with us during 2020. On reflection, I’m sure most would agree that 2020 has been a most challenging year indeed. For SAFE it has involved our trainers acquainting themselves to the wonders of online virtual training and overcoming…
Proud to be raising awareness for National Safeguarding Adults Week