We are delighted to announce the SID Competition Winners 2017. The Grand Prize winners of the Safer Internet Day 2017 […]
Why get the entire class involved, and make an online safety movie or short film?
The Anti Cyberbullying Rap – I Like It, was created by GMCBeats and Webwise Ireland to promote an anti-bullying message […]
It was 6:00am when I heard my alarm blaring at my bedside. It was time to get ready, I […]
Lockers is launched to mark Safer Internet Day 2016 A new resource for schools on the topic of sexting has […]
To mark the launch of Safer Internet Day 2016, Webwise, the internet safety initiative of the Professional Development Service […]
A new Primary Anti-Cyber Bullying Teachers’ Handbook, was launched by Minister for Skills, Research and Innovation, Damien English TD in Dublin Castle […]
Safer Internet Day 2015, celebrated on February 10th, was the biggest and best one yet. Officially launched in Dublin Castle by Minister […]
A new Net Children Go Mobile report on children’s use of the internet in Ireland from Dr. Brian O’Neill and Thuy Dinh (DIT) was released on Safer Internet Day 2014. It builds on previous research from the EU Kids Online Project into children’s risks and safety online. For this piece of research, 500 children between the ages of 9 and 16 were interviewed in November and December 2013.
The SID2013 campaign targets teen bystanders who witness instances of online bullying. The aim is to encourage young people to intervene positively to show their support and solidarity with victims of online bullying. And, to help, the experts have put together this advice.
The #Up2Us Anti-Bullying Contest is all about making your community an anti-bullying zone. You might hold a Friendship Day, lead a peer mentoring programme or run an anti-bullying poster campaign. Beating bullying is #Up2Us so take an action today to address bullying and cyber bullying and you could win some great prizes.
The Garda Schools Programme in conjunction with the Department of Education and Skills has designed a lesson plan on internet safety for Junior Cycle post-primary students. The lesson which includes the "Connect with Respect" pack, addresses the social media element of the personal safety module of the Garda Schools Programme. The Connect with Respect resource aims to help students in Secondary schools to understand the impact that cyber bullying can have on different people, and to recognise that cyber bullying, is not acceptable.
Worried about something you have seen online or concerned about your child? Childline and the National Parents Council Primary offer free advice and support service.
Childline is a support service for young people up to the age of 18.There is a 24hr telephone, online and mobile phone texting service.
The National Parents Council Primary enables and empowers parents to be effective partners in their children’s education.
Sometimes you might unwittingly stumble across illegal online content like child abuse imagery. Always remember: you can report it and get it removed using Hotline.ie.
Hotline.ie exists to combat the distribution and proliferation of illegal content, like child sexual
abuse content, in conjunction with police and Internet Industry