Some information from the Annual Report 2020 | CyberSafeKids

• 93% of 8 – 12 year old's owned their own smart device

• Boys were significantly more likely to own a gaming console than girls (73% vs. 26%)

• 84% of 8 - 12 year olds had their own social media and/or instant messaging account

• YouTube was the most popular app (74%) followed by TikTok (47%), WhatsApp (39%) and Snapchat (37%). If they are posting videos of themselves online however, children are more likely to do so on TikTok (80%) or Snapchat (30%) than YouTube (16%).

TEACHERS

1. 79% of teachers told us that online safety was a significant issue in their school

2. The majority (61%), had dealt with at least one incident over the last school year: 21% dealt with one incident and 32% dealt with 2 – 5 incidents

3. A minority of teachers (9%) dealt with more than 5 in the course of the school year. .

Children and their parents or carers have different perceptions of experiences. For example, 53% of parents say they help their child when something bothers them on the Internet. This contrasts with 19% of children who report telling a parent about issues that have upset them online.

(C. Reilly, Internet Safety and Digital Citizenship, 2022)