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Nominet has a number of partner organisations who can provide specialist services and advice. Select the appropriate service category from the list.
CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre)
CEOP helps to protect children from sexual exploitation and specifically helps children and young people to stay safe and secure online.
It operates an online reporting mechanism called the Report Abuse function that allows children, young people and adults to report suspicious and inappropriate activity online.
Over one million children in the UK have been trained to use the site, which has been embedded into MSN Messenger and Windows Live Messenger by Microsoft, thus taking its message directly to children who use these popular destinations.
Childnet
Childnet International is a UK-based charity working domestically and internationally to help make the Internet a great and safe place for children and young people, alongside enabling them to use interactive technologies safely and responsibly. Childnet focuses on education, awareness and policy. Alongside promoting the opportunities that the Internet and new technologies offer, Childnet is active in carrying out research and engaging in key policy fora alongside the Internet industry and government. Childnet is an original member of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS).
Childnet has developed a number of resources in partnership with the UK Government and others, including the award winning Know IT All range of resources and advice on cyberbullying, designed to help young people and parents assess and manage the risks that they may encounter online.
KidSMART
Childnet’s new KidSMART website is designed to respond uniquely to the way in which children and young people engage with the Internet. It offers a wide range of opportunities for young people to educate themselves about important safety issues online including social networking, digital footprints and privacy.
It aims to empower children from the age of 7 upwards through activities, interactive games and videos, giving advice on online practices and sharing real life anecdotes.
Rafi.ki
Rafi.ki is an online learning community for secondary schools that enables pupils and teachers from around the world to work collaboratively on curriculum-linked educational projects.
Using innovative technology to communicate with partner schools, Rafi.ki aims to bridge cultural, religious and digital divides, raise attainment levels and promote global citizenship.
Scam Detectives
Scam Detectives educates Internet users about online scams and fraudulent websites.
It covers topics such as email fraud, employment scams, dating scams and safe online shopping and uses screenshots from phishing emails and fake banks, along with games to test users’ knowledge of online security.
Posts on their blog have also included help and advice on topics such as ‘talking to your kids about using the internet safely’, ‘avoiding phishing’, and ‘viruses and malware’.
The South West Grid for Learning
The South West Grid for Learning is a not for profit, charitable trust company, funded by 15 Local Authorities across the SW of England. The SWGfL Trust is a leading educational organisation in the South-West, facilitating regional collaboration and development.
They provide maintained schools and many other educational establishments throughout the region with safe, secure and reliable broadband internet connectivity; broadband-enabled learning resources and services and help. They also provide professionals, parents and children with advice, resources and support in using the internet safely across the wider UK.
The South West Grid for Learning Trust (SWGfL) is also widely recognised for its annual “E-Safety Live” Conference, the quality of the School E-Safety Template Policies and more recently the creation of 360 degree safe, an online E-Safety self review tool for schools.
Vodafone – Parents’ Guide
The Vodafone – Parents’ Guide is a unique resource that aims to help parents understand new technologies and empower them to engage with their child’s digital world in a balanced way.
Developed in conjunction with www.mumsnet.com, its breadth and depth has helped to bridge the generational digital divide between parents and the ‘Twitter’ generation.
The homepage directs parents to an interactive test so they can determine how much they know about new technologies and age categories so that they can read about some of the technologies their own children might be using.
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