The Commission welcomes the Government’s focus on social media, but more action needed in schools. The Commission into Countering Online Conspiracies in Schools is pleased that the Government is engaging head-on with the impact of social media on young lives, their families and schools. From our recent focus groups with…

One year on from its landmark report, the Commission into Countering Online Conspiracies in Schools has published10newfindings examining how the spread of conspiracy beliefs, misinformation, and disinformation in classrooms has evolved over the past 12 months across England. Read the full report, here. Evidence gathered through polling and focus groups with…

A major drive to help pupils navigate the growing threat of online conspiracies, misinformation and disinformation has been launched, thanks to new funding from Pears Foundation. Two national programmes, each led by the National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) and IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, will provide teachers and school leaders across…

Teachers need urgent support to tackle conspiracy theories in the classroom, landmark study finds. Children in primary schools should be taught to recognise and resist online misinformation and conspiracy theories, according to a landmark study.     Researchers from the Commission into Countering Online Conspiracies in Schools – the largest ever study of…