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Childnet produce educational resources for children, parents and teachers about a range of topics, including [[cyberbullying]], [[sexting]], [[copyright]] and [[Child grooming|grooming]]. These are available for free online<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.childnet.com/resources|title=Resources Archive}}</ref> or to order from the online shop.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.childnet.com/shop|title = Order Childnet resources}}</ref> Childnet has a number of websites that provide advice and information: Childnet,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.childnet.com/ |title=Home |website=childnet.com}}</ref> KidSMART,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kidsmart.org.uk |title=ArchivedKidsmart: copyWelcome |accessdate=2010-08-08 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805102006/http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/ |archivedate=5 August 2010 |df=dmy }}</ref> and the UK Safer Internet Centre.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/ |title=Home |website=saferinternet.org.uk}}</ref>

Childnet’sChildnet's Education Team run internet safety sessions for pupils, parents and carers, and staff members. They have worked with schools, local authorities, foster parent groups and local police forces.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.childnet.com/what-we-do/our-work-in-schools|title=Our work in schools}}</ref>

Will Gardner, CEO of Childnet, sits on the Executiveexecutive Boardboard of the [[UK Council for Child Internet Safety]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.education.gov.uk/childrenandyoungpeople/safeguardingchildren/b00222029/child-internet-safety/ukccis-board-members|title = UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS)}}</ref> In November 2011, Childnet facilitated the involvement of young people in an Executiveexecutive Boardboard meeting of the UK Council for Child Internet Safety.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.education.gov.uk/ukccis/about/b0076378/executive-board/meeting-notes|title = UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS)}}</ref>

Childnet is part of Facebook’sFacebook's Safety Advisory Board, composed of five leading internet safety organisations. Facebook consults with these organisations on issues related to online safety.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/help/222332597793306 {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>

Childnet launched the Youth IGF Project in 2009 to respond to constructive criticisms made of the [[Internet Governance Forum]] that there had been very limited involvement of young people at the IGF.<ref>http://www.youthigfproject.com/about {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> Since then, Childnet has facilitated the involvement of young people from the UK in the annual conference, and in 2012, they delivered the first ever youth-chaired workshop at the IGF.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youthigfproject.com/our-youth-led-workshop |title=Our youth-led workshop -– Youth IGF Project |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130630174200/http://www.youthigfproject.com/our-youth-led-workshop |archive-date=30 June 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[Safer Internet Day]] is celebrated worldwide to raise awareness about online safety.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.saferinternetday.org/ |title=Home |website=saferinternetday.org}}</ref> Many people take safety on the internet for granted and for that reason it is important to educate people about possible data breaches.

Childnet, as part of the UK Safer Internet Centre, coordinate Safer Internet Day in the UK. Safer Internet Day 2015 saw over <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ingsoftware.com/safer-internet-day|title = Safer Internet Day and What You Need to Know About It}}</ref> 800 organizations in the UK taking part to help promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people. For the day the UK Safer Internet Centre launched a new study Friendship in a Digital Age and launched the #Up2Us film, which was made by 150 young people to inspire others to do something kind online.<ref>{{Cite web|title =Young people declare that a better internet is #Up2Us!|date = 6 September 2016|url = http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/2015/up-2-us}}</ref>