What are young people doing on the internet that’s positive? Socialising Chatting Learning Creating Sharing Making music Shopping Having fun

What are young people doing on the internet that’s negative? Exposing personal information Seeing bad content Excluding Arguing Showing off Joining in or ignoring unkind behaviours Cyberbullying

What is cyberbullying? Cyberbullying is the use of the internet or mobile phones to upset or hurt someone else

Internet Quiz How much do you know about being positive and staying safe?

Is this cyberbullying?

It can hurt them and it can hurt you!

It’s ok to pass on a cyberbullying message or photo because you weren’t responsible for creating it

You are as much to blame if you pass on a message or photo Don’t forward it Don’t laugh at it Don’t join in

Cyberbullying isn’t against the law so it isn’t that serious

Cyberbullying can break the law Protection from Harassment Act 1997 Communications Act 2003 Malicious Communications Act 1988 Public Order Act 1986 Computer Misuse Act 1990

Cyberbullying can break the law An 18 year old girl from Worcestershire was sentenced to 3 months in a young offender institution for posting death threats on Facebooko Sending sexual photos on your phone or computer is a criminal offence

You should never reply to a cyberbullying message

You should print or save the evidence and show it to an adult you trust

What percentage of young people didn’t tell anyone when they were cyberbullied? (Oxon Cybersurvey 2010)

Always tell an adult you trust even if you were partly to blame

You can trust everyone and everything on the internet

People aren’t always who they say they are Some websites contain inaccurate and harmful information

What percentage of young people had received a message from a stranger asking them to meet up? (Oxon Cybersurvey 2010)

Use the CEOP abuse button Tell an adult you trust or phone Child Line

Report Abuse Has someone acted inappropriately towards you online? It may be sexual chat, being asked to do something that makes you feel uncomfortable or someone being insistent on meeting up Use the CEOP abuse button tell an adult you trust or phone Child Line

Stay Safe in Cyberspace Respect others Treat passwords with care Don’t reply or retaliate Save evidence Block or delete contacts Report Abuse Don’t keep it to yourself – tell an adult you trust

Remember if you make a mistake its not too late to tell someone and sort it out

Be positive in cyberspace What could you do to make make the internet a better place? Be friendly Don’t join in Don’t be a Bystander Help a friend Report abuse What else?

Individual poster competition in 3 age categories – individual prizes! Group multi-media competition – win £100 for your school/setting to spend on an E-safety/Cyberbullying project Closing Date Friday 27 th March 2015

Assembly/large group session for 11 + age group This activity was updated by Jeremy Day and Jo Brown of Oxfordshire County Council Youth Engagement and Opportunities for Safer Internet Day 2015 with the support of the Oxfordshire Safeguarding Children Board and may be freely used and reproduced with attribution