Pornography and sexualised content is readily available online, and not only through active search. It can appear through innocent scrolls through social media, advertisements and malicious links to name a few. But what impact does this content have on a young person’s growth, and what can be done to prevent it?

The ‘Pornography and Sexualised Development’ page on the Safer Schools NI App directly focuses on this impact, outlines the reasons why young people would be interested in this content in the first place, and what you can do to stop the children in your care from witnessing mature content on the internet. Helping you be informed to create a safer experience online for the children in your care, we provide information collected by safeguarding experts detailing the dangerous impact pornography can have on a young person’s mind, and how to report content of a sexual and illegal nature.