E-SAFETY PRESENTATIONWednesday 14th May 2014

Mrs Sarah Smith – Head teacher

Mr Steve Gordon – Director at Blue Planet, ICT

AIMS OF THE EVENING

To give an overview of technology available to children

To share key information about managing the risksTo share what is put in place at school to support E-safety

To give ideas of how you can support your children to be safer on the internet

Accessed anywhere anytime

Easy to communicate

with friends and family

Wide and flexible range of information

Motivational and fun

A key skill for life

Raise standards

Why do we and our young people use ICT?

THE INTERNET

As a school we have a duty of care to ensure we are providing opportunities for children to learn how to use technological devices as well provide an education in how to be safe.

As already seen they have a fantastic amount of good uses and we need to be seen to promote these alongside teaching children good habits as unfortunately they can face potential dangers.

It is about having the knowledge of these ‘hazards’ and school and home working together to help children make the right decisions and choices.

Respond to the negative

Promote the positive

THE INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY

WHAT IS E-SAFETY?

‘All users of ICT should be able to do so safely and responsibly without limiting their creativity’

Parents / CarersConsume, download, corporatee-mailShoppingBooking holidaysResearch

Young peopleCreate, upload, personal

MusicGamesChatInstant Messaging IMBlogsSocial Networking

CHILDREN AND PARENTS USE THE INTERNET IN DIFFERENT WAYS

SOME OF THE TECHNOLOGIES……

BLOGS

E-mail

Podcasting

Instant messaging

Gaming sites

Social networking

Chat Rooms

Mobile phones/Smart phones

Video broadcasting

Music Download

sites

Wikies

What next???

Text

P2Pfile-sharing

STATISTICS

Security software company AVG’s digital diaries research project, conducted in 2011 with six to nine year olds, found that 64% of UK children are using the social network functions on sites such as Club Penguin, Minecraft, Moshie Monsters and Webkinz (“Young Children”, 2011).

“The number of counselling sessions ChildLine held about cyber bulling increased by 87% in 2012/13 compared with the previous year. Ofcom reports that one child in five has seen content online that they found worrying, nasty or offensive”

“9% of European children admit to meeting up with people in real life who they first met online”

CYBER BULLYING

Understand the tools

Discuss cyberbullying with your children- always respect others- treat your passwords with care- block/delete contacts & save conversations- don’t reply/retaliate- save evidence- make sure you tell

Report the cyberbullying- school- service provider- police

Leaflet sent home with parents Nov 2013

THE RISKS ARE REAL

Operation HattieFrom Kuwait, two men targeted their young victims aged between 12 and 16 in 13 different countries around the world on social networking and instant messaging applications, often pretending to be someone the children already knew. They would then trick victims into giving them their online passwords using a link, before threatening them into engaging in inappropriate sexual activities via webcam. The level of sexual abuse victims were subjected to, and the harm caused, was extreme. 110 children, including 78 in the UK, were targeted by these offenders, who, in December 2012, were each jailed for five years for their offences.

OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL

SupervisedMonitoredFilteredCurriculum

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AT SCHOOL

WHAT DOES THE SCHOOL DO?

Each year e safety lessons are delivered to each class This is recorded and filed. Children complete tasks and activities from the think u know and CEOP website.

Older children go in to a lot more detail about this. Promote the positive aspects of technology. New website – will have areas to promote E-safety and we will have a specific e-safety email for concerns and queries.

ALONGSIDE THIS

E-Safety policyAcceptable use policyStaff trainingParents information

WORKING TOGETHER WITH YOUR CHILD

Be involved with your child’s online life

Be familiar with the technology, built in safeguards

Agree the types of content that are acceptable to upload and download

Encourage balanced use, limit time, meal times, bed time…

Decide together what acceptable bills are

WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE WORRIED…

Capture any evidence Screenshots, save conversations

Report it School, Service Provider, Police, CEOP(Child Exploitation and Online Protection

Centre)

Use the safety features and tools Child Accounts, Parental controls, Privacy features in Social Networking

Be alert Changes in behaviour, secretive, vague about use

CHECKLIST OF QUESTIONS FOR MOBILES

Mobile Operators Code of Practice Services to protect children that operators are committed to including.

Childnet’s Checklist for parents To help parents ensure that these protections are in place. Questions include: How can I turn Bluetooth off? Can I put a bar on premium numbers?

ESAFETY - RESOURCES

www.thinkuknow.com

http://www.childnet-int.org/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/

http://www.iwf.org.uk/

http://www.getnetwise.org/