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Bullying at school and the law - what your school and the police must do about bullying and how you should report it
Some forms of bullying are illegal and should be reported to the police.…
You should report bullying to your school in the first place - or someone…
Head teachers have the legal power to make sure pupils behave outside of…
There is no legal definition of bullying. However, it’s usually defined as…
Guidance for schools on preventing and responding to bullying.
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harm if your online platform allows people to interact, and to share text and other content.
How safe platform design can protect your users from online harms and prepare your business or organisation for future legislation.
Find out what online harms are, how to manage them, and where to report them if they occur.
This page provides a collection of online media literacy resources and events.
A review of existing evidence on online harassment (including cyberbullying and trolling), revenge pornography and image-based abuse, and hate crime. The review highlights patterns of abuse based on age, sexual orientation, race and religion.
The Online Safety Bill is a new set of laws to protect children and adults online. It will make social media companies more responsible for their users’ safety on their platforms.
This paper examines preventing violence, safe inclusive schools, cyber bullying and gender-based violence
New offences have been introduced to criminalise cyberflashing, fake news intended to cause non-trivial harm and other online abuse.
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harm if your online platform allows people to create anonymous or multiple accounts.
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harm if your online platform allows people to live stream, or view live streams by others.
Understand how to follow safeguarding procedures when planning remote education strategies and teaching remotely.
Practical steps to manage the risk of online harms if your online platform makes users’ account details and activity visible to others.
Find out about how we manage unacceptable behaviour consistently and fairly.
Estimates of the prevalence and nature of online bullying among children using data from the 10-to 15-year-old’s Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW).
This page brings together advice from social media platforms about online security.
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