As part of our ongoing commitment to keeping students safe online, our safeguarding team regularly completes training on emerging online risks. One area that is becoming increasingly concerning nationally is the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) and deepfake technology, which can be used to create or manipulate images without a person’s consent.
To help ensure students and families know where to seek help if they encounter harmful or inappropriate images online, we are signposting the following trusted reporting services. These organisations can help remove images from the internet and provide support where needed.
Take It Down is a free service that helps young people remove or stop the spread of nude images of under-18s online. Images are converted into a digital fingerprint so that participating platforms can prevent them from being shared. Access the service here: https://takeitdown.ncmec.org
The Internet Watch Foundation is a UK organisation that works to identify and remove abuse imagery online. Anyone can report content anonymously.
Report harmful content here: https://www.iwf.org.uk
Report Remove, provided by Childline and the Internet Watch Foundation, allows young people under 18 to report images or videos of themselves online and get help to have them removed.
Access the tool here: https://www.childline.org.uk/info-advice/bullying-abuse-safety/online-mobile-safety/report-remove
Accessing Support in School
Students can also speak to a member of the school’s safeguarding team if they are worried about something they have seen or experienced online. We encourage young people to seek help as soon as possible so that we can support them and take appropriate action, and we reiterate this regularly with students during our house assemblies.