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     <title><![CDATA[SWGfL successful in bid to be UK Safer Internet Centre from 2011]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[<p>The South West Grid for Learning, Childnet and the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) have been selected by the European Commission to form the next Safer Internet Centre for the UK starting from January 2011.</p>]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Join the Team!]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[We're currently recruiting for the position of Project Officer (Administration)]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ICT Excellence Awards: now open for entries!]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Is your school or organisation making a huge difference with technology? Is ICT transforming the way that learners learn, parents communicate and staff work?&nbsp;If so, then Becta wants to hear from you...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Are you the brainiest school in Britain?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: left">Sign up for the first ever online National Schools quiz! Primary schools across the nation are encouraged to take the challenge in the Next Generation Learning National Schools Quiz...</div>]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Win a day making a radio recording in your school: competition closes 2nd March ]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Win&nbsp;a day making a radio recording in your school.&nbsp;There&rsquo;s also a great prize pack for the runners up...<br />]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Sport Relief 2010]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[On Friday 19th March schools all around the UK will be fundraising for Sport Relief 2010.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Improving our Web Sites]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[We'll be undertaking some essential maintenance work on the evening of 23rd Feb, which will mean that some of our web sites are unavailable for a few minutes]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Keeping children safe online in the South West]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Tuesday 9th February is Safer Internet Day and the South West Grid for Learning are involved in a number of initiatives aimed to keep children safe online in the South West.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[The University of Plymouth certifies the 360 degree safe Self Review Tool]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The value of the online tool has now been enhanced through its official endorsement by the University of Plymouth,]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Six South West schools among first in the country to be awarded E-Safety Mark]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Six schools have now been successful in the E-Safety Mark applications, following a visit from the Assessors.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Safer Internet Day]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[On 9 February there are advertisements going in some of the national newspapers and there will be more information appearing on the government&rsquo;s web site.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.swgfl.org.uk/Staying-Safe/Content/News-Articles/Safer-Internet-Day]]></link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[How do you help safeguard children online in any setting? The all new Online Safety Planner]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SWGfL today launches the next version of 360 degree safe; the Online Safety Planner.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Are you the brainiest school in Britain? Sign up for first ever online national schools quiz!]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Primary schools across the nation encouraged to take the challenge in the Next Generation Learning National Schools Quiz.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Free computers for low income families: programme encourages parent-child engagement]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[<p>The government has launched the Home Access initiative providing grants to low income families to get access to a computer and the internet to get online at home.</p>]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[What is the most effective way of saving money on your ICT budget without cutting any services?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[If there are two things that many of us find frustrating in relation to ICT, they are...<br />]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Naace Annual Strategic Conference 2010]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The NAACE conference for all those passionate about ICT in Education is back again with a superb programme for 2010.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.swgfl.org.uk/Learning/Content/News-Articles/Naace-Annual-Strategic-Conference-2010]]></link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[Teaching students to think before they post Safer Internet Day 2010]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[We have developed a school play called &ldquo;With Friends Like These&rdquo; which challenges the way young people publish images of others without any though of accountability and explores how these actions can affect the relationships and dynamics within a social group.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[What is the simplest way of finding the best Virtual Learning Environment?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SWGfL offers a central resource which allows schools to compare Virtual Learning Environments from the Becta approved list.<br />]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Legal Statement Regarding Sparklebox]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[<p><font color="#000000">Important statement regarding a&nbsp;recent court case brought&nbsp;against the owner of&nbsp;Sparklebox</font></p>]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.swgfl.org.uk/News/Content/News-Articles/Legal-Statement-Regarding-Sparklebox]]></link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[Virtual lesson beats the icy blast]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Modern technology in Swindon could soon put an end to education-free days during school closures. <br />
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On Thursday a number of children at South Marston Primary School took part in an innovative home lesson via the wonders of the internet &ndash; complete with a teacher, an in-home science experiment and a question and answer period. <br />]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Free publicity for your school]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[There's now a new free publicity service available to your school as part of your membership of SWGfL.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[What is the point of Regional broadband consortia?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Regional broadband consortia such as SWGfL are not always headline news, which is why it is possible to ask, &ldquo;What is the point?&rdquo;]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[What's the easiest way to keep teaching and learning on track when you are snowed in? ]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[In fact you can stay in touch with other learners with SWGfL Merlin, offering learners across the South West access to an online world, wherever you are!]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[What's the easiest way to keep teaching and learning on track when you are snowed in?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[<div>In fact you can stay in touch with other learners with SWGfL Merlin, offering learners across the South West access to an online world, wherever you are!</div>]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[It does not matter if you were there or not]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[You will find there is the speech by Professor Tanya Byron, who wrote the government report on E-Safety, plus five other reports]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[SWGfL Mail Upgrade tutorials]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SWGfL Mail has changed for the better; it has a brand new look and feel that will improve email for all users and a whole new hardware system that will further improve the reliability and performance for everyone.<br />]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Building Your SWGfL Merlin]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[We're pleased to announce the launch of the new SWGfL Merlin content catalogue]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Visit us at BETT!]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Come and meet members of the SWGfL Team at BETT on 14th &amp; 15th January]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Watch the animation competition winners; vote for the best of the best]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Teachers across the South West have been using animation to support across the curriculum. We have had local competitions with an historical or geographical theme, some a Literacy focus.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Facebook Privacy Settings]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Facebook has recently been mailing all its users in a way that could have serious esafety issues. SWGfL believes that this is a vital issue that should be dealt with in all schools &ndash; hence this note.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.swgfl.org.uk/Staying-Safe/Content/News-Articles/Facebook-Privacy-Settings]]></link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[Why have there been over 1 million visits to the SWGfL Merlin service? ]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Teachers and others in schools have made over 1 million visits to the SWGfL Merlin service.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[The Byron review ]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Byron review was published on 27th March 2008 as the result of a six month review into the risks to children from exposure to potentially harmful or inappropriate material on the internet and in video games.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.swgfl.org.uk/Staying-Safe/Content/News-Articles/The-Byron-review]]></link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[Digital Manifesto ]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The Digital Manifesto from the Children&rsquo;s Charities Coalition calls on the government to block access to all known child abuse websites and newsgroups and to ensure that the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre&rsquo;s funding is sufficient for their needs.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.swgfl.org.uk/Staying-Safe/Content/News-Articles/Digital-Manifesto]]></link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[Creating a school E-Safety policy]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Based in national policy and best practice, the SWGfL template E-Safety policy provides a &lsquo;brown field site&rsquo; when it comes to creating an E-Safety policy that is fit for schools.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.swgfl.org.uk/Staying-Safe/Content/News-Articles/Creating-a-school-E-Safety-policy]]></link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[Half day course on Computer Modelling ]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Computer Modelling&rsquo; is an exciting new module of resources created by Espresso in partnership with SWGfL and South West Water. The module is available to all schools (including non-Espresso schools) via Merlin.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.swgfl.org.uk/News/Content/News-Articles/Half-day-course-on-Computer-Modelling]]></link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[The ‘Green Cross Code’ for internet safety]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[An unprecedented coalition of Government, industry and charities has launched the first UK internet safety strategy, to help children and young people stay safe online.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[SWGfL Managed Service and Merlin - Change Freeze]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Before the holiday season, the Managed Service Team routinely implement a change freeze on the SWGfL network infrastructure to make sure that schools and other learning establishments are not adversely impacted by change.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[SWGfL / University of Plymouth Sexting Research]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[These findings, which come from a survey conducted by South West Grid for Learning and the University of Plymouth, will horrify many teachers, parents, police, and virtually everyone else who deals with young people.<br />
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     <pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.swgfl.org.uk/Staying-Safe/Content/News-Articles/SWGfL---University-of-Plymouth-Sexting-Research]]></link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[What’s the best way to tackle cyberbullying?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[As cyberbullying is indirect and may be perceived as anonymous, we know that it is not always taken as seriously as other forms of bullying. However, children and young people tell us that it is just as painful and that it can follow them around everywhere they go.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Enter E2BN's Christmas and Winter Story Competition and you could win one of two Flip Mino HD DV Cameras]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Bookings for E-Safety conference with Professor Tanya Byron close at midday on 12th November.]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[All of us have an obligation to continue our professional development year by year &ndash; and nowhere is this more necessary than in the world of E-Safety. For here more than anywhere else last year&rsquo;s problems and last year&rsquo;s solutions are simply no longer relevant.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[SWGfL Merlin Annual Competition:  Win a day making a radio recording in your school ]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The lucky winners of the latest South West Grid for Learning Annual SWGfL Merlin competition will win, among other things, a day making a radio recording in their school.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Invite your students to be a reporter for a day]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[If you have any students who feel that the world of journalism is where they would like to be, (and who would fancy winning a laptop and a year&rsquo;s free broadband) there is a competition that will appeal.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[E-Safety tool to help schools in the South West ]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SWGfL has developed a tool to help schools through E-Safety issues, not least the recent changes to Ofsted inspections which include a stronger focus on safeguarding.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Further upcoming improvements for RM EasyMail Plus]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[We have been working continuously since the release of the upgrade RM EasyMail Plus to fix issues that you've been seeing.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Why mobiles are good for you...]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Text messaging may be seen sometimes as an intrusion into education, but it can also be a bonus. If you take a look at the following points, they all have one thing in common&hellip;]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Films for Learning ]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Films for Learning www.filmsforlearning.org is a must for all teachers and learners developing all those fabulous curriculum ideas with film making. Professor Hargreaves goes on to say,&quot; It is through such school-led and student-led enterprise that 21st Century schooling will be transformed.&quot;]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[How can we educate young people on a topic that no one quite understands?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA['Sexting' is obviously a dangerous development and we (SWGfL, working in association with the University of Plymouth, and Barnado&rsquo;s) need to understand the extent of the issue, and learn more about its origins]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[The end of all meetings ]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s a simple issue. You want to discuss a few issues with six people who are scattered across the region. The solution: you set a date, choose a location, book a room and everyone travels to that location. <br />]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Where can you find copyright free material  to use in class?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Learners and teachers have an insatiable appetite for images, sound clips and video to use in projects and assignments.<br />]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Would you like a complete range of high quality maths resources that pupils love to use?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[We are very pleased to tell you that SUMS Online materials are now Merlin compatible or shibboleth enabled. Shibboleth means that soon you won&rsquo;t need lots of log-ins &ndash; just log in once to Merlin to access all your subscription resources.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Every school should be taking action on E-Safety ]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The only questions are what action, and how should it be implemented?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Improving our Web Site]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[<p><font color="#000000">In order to improve the resilience of our web site, we'll be undertaking some maintenance work on Wednesday evening</font></p>]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[New themes in SWGfL Merlin]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Congratulations to all the&nbsp;winning designers!&nbsp;<br />
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A Space theme and an Imagination theme in My First Place now join the&nbsp;Monkeys theme which&nbsp;was&nbsp;made available earlier this month in SWGfL Merlin.&nbsp; The Space theme,&nbsp;designed by Maddy Smedley from Nomansland Primary School, Wiltshire and the Imagination theme designed by Emily O'Reilly and Milly Crabtree from St Germans Primary School, Cornwall are now available in My First Place.&nbsp; The two new themes join the&nbsp;Monkeys theme designed by Chloe Smart from Colerne Primary School, Wiltshire which&nbsp;was&nbsp;made available earlier this month.&nbsp; <br />
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     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[E-Safety Live '09 - Book Your Place Now!]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[<p>Bookings are now being taken&nbsp;for this year's E-Safety Live Conference</p>]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Where can you find copyright free material to use in class?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[When visiting schools I see some fantastic work from teachers and children of all ages but the overwhelming majority contains media which belongs to somebody else... there are so many sources of high quality media available that nobody need ever risk infringing copyright again.<br />]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[You may have noticed that SWGfL Mail has changed ]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[We've upgraded the service to give you a new look, drag and drop functionality, to make it easier to manage your mailbox and the ability to send larger emails - up to 10 MB in size!]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Introducing your New SWGfL Mail Service]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SWGfL Mail&nbsp;has changed for the better; see some of the new features in action in our video tutorials]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Congratulations to our ICT Conference Prize draw Winners]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[<p><font color="#000000">Our winners for our ICT Conference feedback questionnaire prize draw have been selected ...</font></p>]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[The fifth anti-bullying week is as worthy of note as the first]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[This year's Anti-Bullying Week campaign, 'Stay safe in cyberspace', focuses on cyberbullying - the use of ICT, and particularly mobile phones and the internet, deliberately to upset someone else.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[ Little Apps]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">It must be a common sight everywhere these days - a cluster of people gathered round an iPhone looking at the latest collection of cool applications that the user has downloaded.&nbsp; </span>]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Most of the commentaries written about cyberbullying relate to pupils and students using email and other digital media to hurt other pupils and students. But it is also the case that many teachers suffer from the same sort of abuse.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[British children among the highest internet users and the highest risk takers]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The EU Kids Online project has been running for three years and is now reaching its final stage with a report on its findings.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[A school quality standard for parental engagement ]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A quality standard that accredits schools for the work they do to engage parents in their children&rsquo;s learning has recently been rolled out nationally by the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.swgfl.org.uk/News/Content/News-Articles/A-school-quality-standard-for-parental-engagement]]></link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[Grants available for teachers interested in education research]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics is keen to encourage teachers to form Mathematics Knowledge Networks (MKNs)]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.swgfl.org.uk/News/Content/News-Articles/Grants-available-for-teachers-interested-in-educat]]></link>     
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     <description><![CDATA[Find out about the stop-motion film animation workshops we've been running across the South West]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Digital manifesto calls for a block on child abuse sites]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Manifesto calls on the government to block access to all known child abuse websites and newsgroups]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[The ever increasing demands on administrators]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Outside doors might seem to be just, well, outside doors. But as soon as one starts thinking about them, questions are raised. If (for example in a primary school) there are special doors that can only be opened by adults, does this meet with the requirements of health and safety legislation?]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Use SWGfL Merlin to communicate in any creative medium]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[It is now possible to put videos, audios, photos and sketches within discussions, blogs, wiki and web pages on Merlin.<br />
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     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[British children among the highest internet users and the highest risk takers.]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[91% of UK children (6 to 17) use the internet, including 87% of 6-10 year olds. We also have amongst the highest of broadband penetration at home.<br />]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Grants available for teachers interested in team-based research]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The National Centre for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) is keen to encourage teachers of mathematics in schools and colleges to form Mathematics Knowledge Networks (MKNs). <br />]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.swgfl.org.uk/News/Content/News-Articles/Grants-available-for-all-teachers-interested-in-pr]]></link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[Functional skills consultation ]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[<p>Between June and August this year, QCA will be consulting on the key regulatory criteria documents which will form the basis of the next generation of functional skills qualifications.</p>]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[<p><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial">Childnet International are currently running the Youth IGF Project to capture the voice of children and young people to take to the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) a UN mandated meeting in the Autumn.</span></font></p>]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
     <link><![CDATA[http://www.swgfl.org.uk/Staying-Safe/Content/News-Articles/Childnet-International-Youth-IGF-Project]]></link>     
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     <title><![CDATA[How can you best inform your anti-bullying strategies?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[<p><font color="#000000">Hear the views of children and young people in Wiltshire</font></p>]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Improving your SWGfL Mail Service]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[<p><font color="#000000">From 15th June, we'll be improving the banned word filter list on your SWGfL Mail service</font></p>]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[e-Safety Family Toolkit]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The simplest way to help parents to ensure that their children are safe when they use the internet at home]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[It doesn&rsquo;t matter how hard your school tries to protect pupils from potential dangers of the internet if, when they can go home, they can access any websites on their own computers.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Calling all Budding Designers]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[<p><font color="#000000">Design a new 50 pence piece in celebration of the London 2012 Olympics&nbsp;and win up to &pound;1,000...</font></p>]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[SWGfL Merlin Theme Competition]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Building on the successful launch of SWGfL Merlin, we've launched a competition to design three additional themes for SWGfL Merlin ... <br />]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[O2 and Childnet International have jointly punlished a fun, edicational Internet safety book; and it's free to schools and libraries ...]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Take part in our consultation on the future development of SWGfL services]]></description>
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     <description><![CDATA[Want to enter your school for the Becta ICT Excellence awards 2009? Act now! Entries close 11th March ...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Despite the school being closed, Colerne school are engaging children with SWGfL Merlin by sharing pictures of snowmen and sharing their snow experiences ...]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[RockIT Competition Winner Announced]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Children seem to be constantly connected to the Internet, how do they manage to do this?]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Based in national policy and best practice, the SWGfL template e-safety policy provides a 'brown field site' when it comes to creating an e safety policy that is fit for your school or organization. It outlines what should be included ...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Creating an e-Safety policy? Where do you start?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[To make it easier for you, SWGfL has developed an e-Safety template policy ...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SWGfL is organising a regional Film Animation Competition across the south west at the end of 2008/9. Entries from schools will first go forward to your local authority event, and then on to regional finals. To support teachers with this, we have funded full day animation workshops for teaching staff with Oscar Stringer. Click here for information on how to book a place on the training, in your local authority...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Miss the e-safety Conferences? Download the podcast!]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[A podcast of seminar sessions from this year's e-safety conferences is now available to download, for free ...]]></description>
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     <title><![CDATA[SWGfL Safety & Security Booklet now available]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The SWGfL Safety &amp; Security Booklet is now available to download.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Want to catch up with our e-safety Conferences?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Workshop matrerials from this year's SWGfL e-safety conferences are now available for download ...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Have you noticed some changes to your Internet browsing?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[The SWGfL Managed Service team has&nbsp;made a change to the network proxy servers, which may have affected you ...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Does your local filtering system have a problem?]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Issues following the decommission of SWGfL unfiltered Internet connections? - don't worry! Get it fixed quickly!]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Internet Safety Survey]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SWGfL concludes significant Internet Safety gaps across South West Primary schools.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Join our register!]]></title>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[E-Safety Day]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Are you like one of the 61% of UK teachers who find managing e safety difficult?<br />]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[Have you heard about the new way hackers can attack your network? Worried?...<br />]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SWGfL's new Network Utilisation Map is a new tool to help ICT administrators to identify, predict and prepare for areas of high bandwidth contention on the network. Find out more ...<br />]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Infomapper - new Geography resources for KS1, 2 and 3]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[Additional Learning Resources and support for teachers have been added to the uLearn Infomapper website including schemes of work and tutorials.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[The SWGfL have specially commissioned a series of e-safety movies, which are now available.<br />]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[July 2008 saw the first ever International Youth Advisory Congress as young people from all around the world come together in London to discuss online safety and security ...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[Changes to your SWGfL Filtering Service]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[On 17th July 2008, your SWGfL filtering service will be updated to offer 3 new filter lists, enabling your school to adopt a more flexible approach to filtering ...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <description><![CDATA[SWGfL has summarised key comments and recommendations for schools made by Dr Tanya Byron in her review; Safer Children in a Digital World published on 27th March 2008.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <title><![CDATA[One click from Capture – BBC Panorama discovers the filming of one SWGfL e-safety film]]></title>
     <description><![CDATA[SWGfL again applauds the BBC and the Panorama programme for airing One Click from Capture ...]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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     <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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