Childnet
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Founded | 1995 |
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Founder | Nigel Williams |
Registration no. | 1080173 |
Focus | To make the internet a great and safe place for children and young people.[citation needed] |
Location | |
Area served | England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland |
Key people | Will Gardner, CEO |
Revenue | £500k – £1m |
Employees | 16 |
Website | www |
Childnet International is a registered UK charity that aims to make the internet a safe place for children and young people.
Activities
Educational resources
Childnet produce educational resources for children, parents and teachers about a range of topics, including
Education sessions
Childnet's Education Team run internet safety sessions for pupils, parents and carers, and staff members. They have worked with schools, local authorities, foster parent groups and local police forces.[6]
Policy work
Childnet are involved in policy work in the UK and internationally, and they aim to facilitate the involvement of young people in the policy process.
Will Gardner, CEO of Childnet, sits on the executive board of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety.[7] In November 2011, Childnet facilitated the involvement of young people in an executive board meeting of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety.[8]
Childnet is part of Facebook's Safety Advisory Board, composed of five leading internet safety organisations. Facebook consults with these organisations on issues related to online safety.[9]
Childnet launched the Youth IGF Project in 2009 to respond to constructive criticisms made of the Internet Governance Forum that there had been very limited involvement of young people at the IGF.[10] Since then, Childnet has facilitated the involvement of young people from the UK in the annual conference, and in 2012, they delivered the first ever youth-chaired workshop at the IGF.[11]
UK Safer Internet Centre
The UK Safer Internet Centre is coordinated by a partnership of three leading organisations; Childnet International, the Internet Watch Foundation, and the South West Grid for Learning. It is co-funded by the European Commission and has three main functions: an Awareness Centre, a Helpline and a Hotline.[12]
Safer Internet Day
References
- ^ "Resources Archive".
- ^ "Order Childnet resources".
- ^ "Home". childnet.com.
- ^ "Kidsmart: Welcome". Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2010.
- ^ "Home". saferinternet.org.uk.
- ^ "Our work in schools".
- ^ "UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS)".
- ^ "UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS)".
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- ^ http://www.youthigfproject.com/about [dead link]
- ^ "Our youth-led workshop – Youth IGF Project". Archived from the original on 30 June 2013.
- ^ "About | Safer Internet Centre".
- ^ "Home". saferinternetday.org.
- ^ "Safer Internet Day and What You Need to Know About It".
- ^ "Young people declare that a better internet is #Up2Us!". 6 September 2016.