Messages from Teens, Tech & Wellbeing


Cybersurvey Reports 


Latest Reports of
C
OVID life

In the second year of COVID, the winter lockdowns were hard on teens. The Cybersurvey explores their wellbeing and their online experiences during  winter 2021/22.  The trends reveal important messages about  what children and teens were seeing.

While cyberbullying was down, they were  bombarded by harmful content about body image, suicide and self harm.


Locked Down & Online
2020 report

Read the report issued 2021

The Cybersurvey Overview


October 2020

Thankyou to 15,000 young people and their schools across the UK who took part in our annual Cybersurvey. Thanks to Internet Matters for partnering with us for this  year,

We issued  3 reports, this is the overview. B 


'In Their Own Words:  The Digital Lives of Schoolchildren'


We explore the digital lives of young people. It's national. It's free and the results are vital to us all. We cannot do this work without you. Remarkable insights from teenagers in their own words, bring it to life.
We learn how resilient some are and who needs our help most. They describe their worries, the impact of online life and how they use it to escape their issues.

Read the report


Look at Me: Teens Sexting and Risks This report explores relationships, vulnerability and the choices young people make as they weigh up the social pressures facing them when deciding whether to share an intimate image or video.


 A partnership with Internet Matters 
Read the report

BLOG  about what we found

January 2021

Refuge & Risk: Life Online for Vulnerable Young People.

The sequel to:

'Vulnerable Children in a Digital World.' For vulnerable children, online spaces can be both 'an escape from my issues' or a place where cruelty and hurt are found.

 More...

 Read the Report


For past reports from The Cybersurvey and published research, please visit the  'Survey  Messages' tab above.

Survey sign up 


Will your school take part  in the annual Cybersurvey this year?


It is so important to capture what young people say about life online now. Their lives have changed and we need to know how, so that they can be helped to make the most of the digital world.


  • Schools and students are anonymised
  • Unique school codes used
  • Age appropriate questions for different age groups
  • It is free to schools, academies, colleges and alternative provision
  • From any part of the UK


Invitation and
FAQs

Sign up form



Working with young people remotely?

As our professional body of online safety specialists, AACOSS  has put together 3 free videos on issues related to remotely working with young people. 


Are you clear on what to do about safeguarding, data protection, choosing a platform or other points to consider?


1, School page

2, Parent page   

3, Charities and other agencies/services/therapists.


New training programme for

Foster Carers


Try out our new website  with an exciting accredited training course  to help those working with children in care.


This site builds on our work studying the online experiences of  vulnerable children.


Now we have built a library of resources and tools,supporting the 8 module course with an introduction to explore our approach. Videos, 60 second reads, news updates and more, make this a varied and interesting practical course.

Certificates are issued on completion.


www.enable-pathway.com


Research

We are exploring new aspects of young people's online experiences and concerns in a partnership between Youthworks Consulting and Kingston University

Practice learning

We will be working with frontline practitioners and professionals to modernise and test out new practice.
If your service would like to take part, do contact us
The Cybersurvey by Youthworks holds one of the largest datasets on young people's online experiences in the UK.  We offer vital information, research and training. Would your school like to take part in Cybersurvey 2021 in the autumn term?  Complete the sign up form at the top of this page.
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