Young children (6-10)

This report focuses on the importance of frontline services which directly support families: schools. Most children in England spend more than 30 hours at school per week. Some families look to teachers as a source of support in many aspects of life, educational and noneducational – including online life.

This report summarises current developments in the metaverse landscape, along with early evidence of the opportunities and risks posed to children. It presents new research into what families think and feel about the metaverse, based on an original survey conducted for Internet Matters.

Our Companion guide for parents includes tips on how to help children and young people understand the way they think about gender, including stereotypes, discrimination, sexual and/or violent content.

Created with support from ESET, Digital Matters is our new learning platform to help schools change the way they teach online safety. With interactive activities, discussion and immersive scenarios, kids will get excited about digital safety.

The report is the culmination of a year-long project developed with the University of Leicester and Revealing Reality on the impact of digital use on children and young people in the UK.

Supporting young people’s online safety and experiences: nine principles to help social workers and other social work professionals support foster carers and care experienced children in understanding how to safely benefit from being online.

London Grid for Learning have created 2 new posters for Anti-Bullying Week to get those important discussions started and create a culture where bullying is unacceptable. Picking up on things which may seem like nothing may stop them escalating into something far more serious:

EE and Internet Matters believe every child should be safe on their phone, which is why we collaborated to create this free online programme that provides young people with the tools and confidence to use phone technology safely and responsibly.