Daily roundup 19 September: Online sexual abuse, PSHE lessons, and tackling extremism

??The growing use and popularity of webcams and online applications is leading to more children becoming potential victims of grooming for sex, a charity has said. The warning by the NSPCC comes after data showed  ChildLine held 3,716 counselling sessions for children worried about online sexual abuse in 2015 to 2016. It has launched a campaign to help young people recognise the signs of grooming and unhealthy relationships.?


Young people are being put at risk because of a slump in school lessons on child abuse and contact with strangers, the PSHE Association has warned. The Mirror reports the warning comes after official figures show that pressure on school timetables has seen the time spent teaching about child safety in PSHE lessons fall by a third in four years.


Support for frontline organisations working to tackle extremism in communities has been announced by the Home Office. The four-year initiative, known as the Building a Stronger Britain Together programme, will allow groups to apply for "in-kind support" of up to £75,000 or grant funding of up to £50,000.


The head of a primary school in Wiltshire has written a resignation letter to parents telling them she has "had enough" of politicians using children as "guinea pigs". The Express reports Jo Garton announced her plan to step down as head of Bridlewood Primary School in Swindon in protest at extra testing of pupils.?

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High house prices are making Britain become more segregated, a report by the intergenerational Foundation has warned. The Guardian reports it found the number of neighbourhoods in which half the population is aged over 50 has risen sevenfold - from 65 in 1991 to 485 in 2014. However, just five per cent of people living in the same neighbourhood as someone under 18 are over 65, compared with 15 per cent in 1991.


Volunteers in Cardiff are to provide advice to help students get home safely during nights out over "Freshers' week", as part of a safety drive. The BBC reports Cardiff University said it had been working with its Students' Union and South Wales Police to improve safety, with other initiatives and travel help also set up for new students.?