The new website has been designed to better support Childnet's key audiences of children and young people as well as teachers and professionals and parents and carers.

Pupil-teacher interaction outside of the classroom is fraught with dangers, but Lizzie Deane, 16, can't understand why her Manchester school doesn't embrace social media. Read the full article here.

Simon Finch, eSafety Officer, Northern Grid for Learning, has been awarded the prestigious Naace Impact Award for Leadership for 'his commitment to ensuring a safe and supportive learning environment for the education sector.'

Terry Freedman explains the importance of these awards here.

During the first six months of 2012, the ICO helped schools in several local authority areas to comply with data protection rules by providing a specific report for each area recommending good practice.

Read the report here

Head teachers are reluctant to tackle the sexual exploitation of children, the deputy children's commissioner for England has told a committee of MPs. Read more here.

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