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Research by Ofcom shows the extent to which children aged eight to 11 engage with the online world. The Children and parents: media use and attitudes report 2016 found that 80 per cent use a tablet computer, three-quarters watch YouTube regularly and nearly one in four have a social media profile. That children are going online at an increasingly young age is not surprising, but in doing so, they increase the risk that they may encounter people online who can manipulate or threaten them.
Recognising this, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop) identified the need to develop an age-specific resource to help children develop the skills, knowledge and resilience to protect themselves against online sexual abuse and exploitation.
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