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What the Workplace Charging Scheme is, eligibility criteria for applicant organisations and how to apply.

The dangers of socializing on the Internet are sharing too much information, posting comments, photos or videos.

Share More than eight in ten parents (82%) want services accessible in the UK to display age ratings that reflect the UK nations’ sensitivities and values, and nine in ten (90%) think that streaming services should display the same age ratings as cinema and DVD Parents are concerned (54%) and angry (21%) at the prospect of streaming services using non-UK ratings Parents are confused by generic labels such as ‘guidance’ or ‘caution’ on subscription streaming services, and unable to ide...

Updated Friday, 30th April 2021, 5:07 pm Jeremy Wright, MP for Kenilworth and Southam joined Southam Primary School, and St Lawrence C Of E Primary School, to learn about staying safe online. Photo supplied A virtual assembly was held for pupils in Kenilworth and Southam to help boost online safety. Today (April 30), Jeremy Wright, MP for Kenilworth and Southam joined Southam Primary School, and St Lawrence C Of E Primary School, to learn about why it is so important for young people in the ar...

YouTube to launch new experience for tweens and teens March 01, 2021 This supervised experience will come with content settings and limited features YouTube will launch a new experience for tweens and teens to access the platform through a supervised Google Account in the coming months. The Google-owned video platform is launching the new experience for young users whose needs are not met by the YouTube Kids app alone. “Over the last year, weve worked with parents and experts across the g...

Barrow MP Simon Fell joins schoolchildren to speak about staying safe online Simon Fell MP A Cumbrian MP joined with students from two schools to speak about the importance of staying safe and positive online. Barrow MP Simon Fell joined North Walney and St Pius X Catholic Primary Schools in an event today hosted by Google on YouTube to highlight the Be Internet Legends programme. Google and Parent Zone are now virtually delivering their educational programme Be Internet Legends which emp...

YouTube is introducing a way for parents to better regulate the viewing experience for older kids and teens.

Study: Young Gamers Steal Money from Parents to Buy Loot Boxes Tuesday April 6, 2021 2:25PM Study: Young Gamers Steal Money from Parents to Buy Loot Boxes By In Summary: 15% of children in a new survey have taken money from their parents without permission and 9% of children borrowed money they could not afford to repay to spend on loot boxes Three families had to re-mortgage their homes to cover the purchase of loot boxes, the GHA revealed Children cite "pay t...