SWGfL

SWGfL is a charity focused on making technology safer and more secure through services, tools, training, research and policy. Working nationally and globally, it supports schools, youth organisations, education professionals and people affected by online harm. Its services include specialist helplines such as the Professionals Online Safety Helpline, the Revenge Porn Helpline and Report Harmful Content, which offer guidance and support for online safety concerns and intimate image abuse.

For schools and organisations, SWGfL provides safeguarding and security tools, including Whisper, an anonymous reporting service, and Test Filtering, which helps schools check whether harmful material is appropriately blocked. Assisted Monitoring can flag students’ online behaviour for school attention. Its education resources include 360 Degree Safe, a self-review tool for online safety policies and practice; ProjectEVOLVE, a digital literacy toolkit; policy templates; and online safety audits.

SWGfL also offers face-to-face and online training on online safety, information security, safeguarding and related topics. Through its content, guidance and professional development, the charity helps communities build confidence and improve safe technology use.