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Meet the winners of the Childnet Film Competition: International! 📽️ In First Place is Canadian International School Astana in Kazakhstan with their amazing film ‘How Can We Make The Internet a Better Place?’. Find out more about the winners and watch all of their films here:

Meet the winners of the 15th annual Childnet Film Competition! In first place for the Primary Category, we have the Sir Donald Bailey Academy with their film ‘Change your attitude, change the internet”, and in the Secondary Category is Lady Eleanor Holles School with their film “Blooming a Better Internet”. The competition is a unique event, showcasing the power of youth voice in online safety education whilst championing the creativity of young people. This year’s competition saw entries from many talented young people across the UK who embraced the challenge of creating short films on the theme of “How would you make the internet a better place?”, with the finalists’ event taking place at The Walt Disney Company in Hammersmith. Watch the winning films and find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eWbb2k4H

At Childnet, we’re all about placing young people at the heart of what we do, and the Childnet Film Competition is a perfect example of this. With less than one week to go until the finalist’s event, Becky Nancarrow, Senior Education Projects Officer at Childnet, takes a closer look at the history of the Childnet Film Competition.

Stay ahead of the curve in digital education. Access Childnet’s toolkit for teachers and professionals for the latest in online safety: https://buff.ly/3w5X5ih 📚💡 #OnlineSafety

Educators - join us on Wednesday for our free focus session looking at online sextortion.

Educators - join us for our free, 30 minute focus session on online sextortion on May 22nd. Following the recent alert issued by @NCA_UK this session will explore what sextortion is, how it can happen, and key advice for young people. Register now:

🔎 New interactive learning resource on reliability online We are delighted to announce the launch of a brand new, interactive and gamified resource helping young people to decide what they can trust when they are online.

Sextortion is a type of blackmail when someone threatens to share nude images or videos of, or sexual information about, someone online unless they are paid money or agree to do something else for them. What do parents and carers need to know:

Childnet works to make the internet a safe place for children & young people. 💪 We provide resources & advice for parents, teachers & professionals. Visit our website to learn more! #ChildSafety #OnlineSafety 🌐