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NON-STATUTORY ADVICE

Sharing nudes and semi-nudes: Responding to incidents and safeguarding children and young people (Wales)

Understand how to respond effectively to incidents involving the sharing of nudes and semi-nudes in education settings in Wales, with non-statutory guidance from Welsh Government as a part of the UK Council for Internet Safety. Get guidance and support on risk assessing incidents, safeguarding and supporting children and young people, and providing education the sharing of nudes and semi-nudes.

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Financially motivated sexual extortion: alert for education settings

Read the full alert from NCA CEOP Education on financially motivated sexual extortion

Being blackmailed after sharing a nude? Stay calm. Don't pay. NCA. National Crime Agency. CEOP.
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Financially motivated sexual extortion: guidance for parents and carers

Download NCA CEOP Education's guidance for parents and carers on financially motivated sexual extortion.

CSA Centre communicating with children guide
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CSA Centre new guidance: communicating with children

The Centre of expertise on child sexual abuse (CSA Centre) has published a guide for professionals on communicating with children who have, or may have, been sexually abused. Find out more.

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UKCIS Digital Passport

The Digital Passport, created by the UK Council for Internet Safety aims to help children, young people and their carers to make the most of technology through relationship building and communication. The tool helps carers to start a conversation with children and young people about their online life, and offers them a space to express their wishes and feelings.

NON-STATUTORY ADVICE

Harmful online challenges and online hoaxes

Understand how to respond effectively to incidents involving harmful online challenges and online hoaxes with this non-statutory advice from the Department for Education. Get guidance and advice on preparing in advance for any online challenges and hoaxes, safeguarding children and young people, sharing information with parents and carers and where to get help and support.

NON-STATUTORY ADVICE

Sharing nudes and semi-nudes: advice for education settings working with children and young people

Understand how to respond effectively to incidents involving the sharing of nudes and semi-nudes in education settings in England, with this non-statutory guidance from the UK Council for Internet Safety. Get guidance and support on risk assessing incidents, safeguarding and supporting children and young people, and providing education the sharing of nudes and semi-nudes.

NON-STATUTORY ADVICE

Education for a Connected World: 2020 edition

Make sure children and young people have the skills and knowledge to navigate the internet safety with ‘Education for a Connected World’, the UK Council for Internet Safety’s framework for online safety updated for 2020. You can use it to develop your curriculum, and audit and evaluate existing provision for online safety education.

POLICY

Online safety action plan for children and young people in Wales 2019

Read Welsh Government's 2019 online safety action plan which outlines its future plans and commitments to enhance online safety for children and young people. It also summarises the activities Welsh Government has undertaken over the past year.

NON-STATUTORY GUIDANCE

Digital Resilience Framework

Understand how to embed digital resilience thinking into your education and services with UKCIS’s Digital Resilience Framework.

POLICY

Teaching online safety in schools

Understand how your school can make sure pupils understand how to stay safe and behave online with the Department for Education's new online safety guidance. This has been introduced to support schools as a part of the existing curriculum requirements and new requirements set out in compulsory Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education, and Health Education.

POLICY

Child Exploitation Disruption Toolkit

Understand your role in tackling child exploitation by reading the Child Exploitation Disruption Toolkit from the Home Office. The toolkit aims to help safeguarding partners know how their knowledge, expertise and information sharing could contribute to the protection of victims, evidence for further action, arrest and potential prosecution of offenders.

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