Safeguarding Children Online Philippa Lee

WEB v 1 Childnet International - Change in Technology and Usage WEB v 2 Downloading + Uploading Consuming + Creating “Corporate” + Personal Separate media + Converged media Static + Truly interactive Web 2.0 refers to second generation of web-based communities and hosted services - such as social- networking sites, wikis etc which aim to facilitate collaboration and sharing between users.

Why should I be concerned about e-safety? Schools have a duty of care - both inside and outside Every Child Matters: Change for children –Be healthy –Stay safe –Enjoy and achieve –Make a positive contribution –Achieve economic well-being Safeguarding Children in Education – Sept 2004 –Practitioners need to know that ICT is safe if they are to take advantage of its benefits –Schools have a duty of care - both inside and outside DfES – ‘Harnessing Technology’ – the e-strategy – ‘personalising learning’ Ofsted -Self Evaluation Framework –4b To what extent do learners feel safe and adopt safe practices? The extent to which learners adopt safe and responsible practices in using new technologies, including the Internet.

Schools should be raising awareness of: Internet safety – ‘People online may not be who they say they are’ –keeping personal information secret across all technologies – , chat, IM, mobile –bullying across all technologies including camera phones & blogs Internet security – ‘If it looks too good to be true it generally is’ –spotting copycats websites and scams –viruses and spam via Media literacy – ‘Who wrote this and why?’ –evaluating reliability/validity of informationevaluating reliability/validity of information –copyright and plagiarism –P2P networks - allow anyone to publish videos and large files to anyone who needs them eg Napster and Gnutella, music and porn!

Issues for schools to consider Who is responsible for teaching e-safety? At what age should internet safety lessons start?age How can parents be involved? What support is there in schools for teachers in the event of a ‘disclosure’? Advent of 3G and ‘mobile internet’ Data security – PASSWORDS! External issues being brought into school eg cyberbullying Protection for staff – AUP’s

Key resources by audience SMT e-Safety: Developing whole-school policies to support effective practice Classroom teachers Signposts to Safety Support staff TDA Primary induction – ICT – For teaching assistant trainers Governors ICT: essential guides for school governors No Safety and security with ICT Local Authority and LSCB personnel Safeguarding children in a digital world; Developing a strategic approach to e-safety’ Safeguarding Children Online: a guide for Local Authorities and Local Safeguarding Children Boards Parents Know ITAll for Parents – Childnet International Children & Young People ThinkUKnow - CEOP