Since the pandemic there has been an increase in the amount of time young people are spending online. Our team of online safeguarding experts have been busier than ever monitoring the emerging trends, risks and threats to children and young people online.  

As schools make preparations to return to classroom based learning, it’s now more important than ever to stay up to date with the latest safeguarding information, advice and guidance.  

What is a Safeguarding Alert?

We circulate this information to you via Push Notifications, make sure you have these enabled on your device.

To find out how, watch our video.

To enhance your safeguarding knowledge sign up for our FREE Safeguarding Level 1 or Safeguarding Level 3 training 

You can rest assured that when you receive training from us, it’s informed by the latest emerging risks to children and young people online. We know that trends can move fast, which is why standing still can mean falling behind. 

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Here is a list of our most recent safeguarding alerts over the past few months:

TikTok Alert

Harmful Content

Avakin Life

TikTok

Lesson Bombing

Dangerous Chat Rooms

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