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www.hertsdirect .org Pupil Engagement to prevent Pupil Engagement to prevent Cyberbullying Cyberbullying Sarah Meadows ICT Curriculum Adviser
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Pupil Engagement to prevent Pupil Engagement to prevent CyberbullyingCyberbullying
Sarah Meadows
ICT Curriculum Adviser
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What is Cyberbullying?What is Cyberbullying?
Text message bullying
Picture/video clip bullying via mobile phone cameras
Phone call bullying via mobile phone cameras
E mail bullying
Chat-room bullying
Bullying through Instant Messaging (IM)
Bullying via websites
How is it different from other forms of How is it different from other forms of bullying?bullying?
Anytime
Audience
Anywhere
The CyberbullyUnintentional?
Digital footprint
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Who is affected?Who is affected?
• Nearly one-in-three 11-16 year olds has been deliberately targeted, threatened or humiliated by an individual or group through the use of mobile phones or the internet.
• Pupils with SEND are 16% more likely to be persistently cyber bullied over a prolonged period of time.
• Girls experienced twice as much persistent cyber bullying as boys
• One in five Year 6 pupils had been cyberbullied in last 12 months
Beatbullying 2009
Eastern region ABA research 2009 (during Anti-bullying week)
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Have you heard about Sexts?Have you heard about Sexts?
• More than 1 in 3 young people have received distressing or offensive sexual images sent by text or e-mail,
– 45% from a peer– 23% from a current boyfriend or girlfriend– 2% from an adult.
survey of 2,000 under-18s, by Beatbullying 2009
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Why don’t young people (and adults) Why don’t young people (and adults) tell?tell?
Scared of making situation worse
They had been threatened not to tell
They feel ashamed about their own behaviour
(often did not want to tell their parent/ carer/ teacher/ adult)
Worried it might be their fault and they would be punished
Think adults will take away the technology
Worried adults might not understand and be dismissive of
Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying - Key advice for us Cyberbullying - Key advice for us all:all:Keep your personal details private
ThinkB4Upost
Report any Cyberbullying incident and do not retaliate
Keep any evidence (copy & paste or printout)
Know how to keep yourself safe and promote/ model/ to your class and embed in the wider curriculum
For serious incidents report to the police • Harassment Act 1997• Defamation Act 1996
Schools have legal duties to protect pupils and can regulate off site behaviour
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Further resourcesFurther resources
www.thinkuknow.co.uk
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Advice, Guidance and SupportAdvice, Guidance and Support
Ann Layzell [email protected]’ eSafety Adviser
Karin Hutchinson [email protected] Adviser
HGfL www.thegrid.org.uk
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Some possible next Steps for you:Some possible next Steps for you:
Find out if any Cyberbullying incidents have been
recorded
Look at the resources on the HGfL
Talk to your colleagues about Cyberbullying
Arrange for a group of children to do an assembly
on Cyberbullying
