Smartphones Aren't The Problem. We're Fighting the Wrong Battle.

<p>Everyone seems to be asking how to get young people off their phones.</p><p><br></p><p>What if we&#39;re asking the wrong question?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we speak to Anne Morris, Founder and CEO of Yipiyap and Peerscroller, about a different approach to digital safeguarding.</p><p><br></p><p>If young people are already consuming short-form content every day, shouldn&#39;t safeguarding meet them where they are?</p><p><br></p><p>Rather than competing with social media, could we use its strengths to deliver trusted, peer-led content that starts the conversations we all need to have?</p><p><br></p><p>Together, we explore:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><p>Why banning phones alone won&#39;t solve the problem</p></li><li><p>The safeguarding topics young people are actively engaging with</p></li><li><p>How schools can identify emerging risks before disclosures happen</p></li><li><p>Whether social media could become part of the safeguarding solution</p></li></ul><p><br></p><p>It&#39;s a conversation that challenges one of education&#39;s biggest assumptions: maybe the issue isn&#39;t the phone... it&#39;s what&#39;s on it.</p><p><br><br><br></p><p><strong>Anne Moris on LinkedIn: </strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/amdmorris/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/amdmorris/</a></p><p><strong>YipiYap LinkedIn page:</strong> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/yipiyap/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/company/yipiyap/ </a></p><p><strong>YipiYap website: </strong><a href="https://yipiyap.co.uk/ " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://yipiyap.co.uk/ </a></p><p><strong>Peerscroller website:</strong><a href=" https://www.peerscroller.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"> https://www.peerscroller.com/</a></p><p><br></p><p>------</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Useful Links: </strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li><p><a href="https://buymeacoffee.com/cornerstonesafeguarding" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://buymeacoffee.com/cornerstonesafeguarding</a>  - Every coffee you buy helps us keep creating practical tools and content for safeguarding professionals like you</p></li></ul><ul><li><p>To find out more about Cornerstone Safeguarding - <a href="http://www.cornerstonesafeguarding.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">www.CornerstoneSafeguarding.co.uk</a> </p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Email us at Cornerstone: <a href="mailto:info@cornerstonesafeguarding.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">info@cornerstonesafeguarding.co.uk</a></p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Book in a meeting to discuss your safeguarding needs: </p></li></ul><p><a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar/appointments/schedules/AcZssZ0ZwllED1_R0eAmzurUNbXW6dk92TtCp9BE8oysOnlPwBl3L2vNEooyvSJ3fQaQBk_q1onKflh4" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://calendar.google.com/calendar/appointments/schedules/AcZssZ0ZwllED1_R0eAmzurUNbXW6dk92TtCp9BE8oysOnlPwBl3L2vNEooyvSJ3fQaQBk_q1onKflh4</a></p><ul><li><p>Subscribe to Cornerstone Connect - </p></li></ul><p><a href="https://cornerstonesafeguarding.co.uk/resources/cornerstone-connect-sign-up/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://cornerstonesafeguarding.co.uk/resources/cornerstone-connect-sign-up/</a></p><p>- for fresh safeguarding insights, priority access to support, and exclusive discounts. </p><ul><li><p>Chris East on LinkedIn:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-east-801496174/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-east-801496174/</a></p></li></ul><ul><li><p>Leah East on LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/leah-east-cornerstone/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.linkedin.com/in/leah-east-cornerstone/</a></p></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Producers of this episode:</strong> Chris East, Leah East</p><p><strong>Host of this episode: </strong>Chris East</p><p><br></p>