Wild West Web
The NSPCC has released findings from a survey looking at the
online risks faced by children and young people aged 7 to 16 in the UK. The
survey asked 21,648 primary school children and 18,186 secondary school
children, if an adult had sent or shown them a naked or semi-naked
picture/video on an app, site or game. 4% (791) of primary school children and
5% (959) of secondary school children answered yes. The NSPCC is calling for:
an independent regulator who can put in place mandatory child safety rules for social
networks; social networks to offer safe accounts for children and proactively
search for, and stop, child grooming on their platforms; and detailed reporting
on how social networks are keeping children safe, and how they deal with
reports and complaints.
Further information: https://bit.ly/2NIGKog
NSPCC call for young
people to join online safety group
The NSPCC is looking for young people aged 13-18 to join
their online safety advisory group, to ensure young people’s views and
experiences inform NSPCC campaigns, policy work and projects to help keep
children safe online. Taking part will include face to face and online
discussions about issues from gaming to online grooming. If you are interested in getting involved, please email
ParticipationUnit@NSPCC.org.uk. The deadline for young people to apply is
Friday 21st September.
Child poverty
The House of Commons library has published a briefing paper
setting out information on the levels and rates of poverty, including child
poverty, in the UK. Figures show that in 2016/17 4.1 million children - 30% of
all children - were in relative low income households after housing costs, up
100,000 from the previous year. Projections indicate that the proportion of
children in relative low income households is expected to increase to 37% in
2021/22 based on incomes after housing costs.
Further information:https://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/SN07096
Children’s play and
physical activity
The Children’s Commissioner for England has published a
report looking at the importance to children of play and physical activity.
Recommendations for government include: putting out-of-school activity at the
heart of the plan to reduce obesity; and focussing on play and activity in
policy responses to challenges faced by children, including mental health
issues and excessive use of technology.
Further information: https://www.childrenscommissioner.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Play-final-report.pdf
Good childhood report
The Children’s Society has published its seventh in-depth
report on children and young people’s wellbeing in the UK. The report uses data
from the Millennium Cohort Survey on the lives of more than 11,000 children
born in the UK in 2000-01. In 2015, when the children were 14, they were asked
whether they had hurt themselves on purpose in any way in the past year.
Responses show that: 22% of girls and 9.2% of boys had self-harmed.
Further information: https://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/sites/default/files/thegood_childhood_report_2018_0.pdf
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