E-SAFETY A GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND CARERS

AIMS FOR THIS SESSION Look at how our children are using the internet Raise awareness of e-safety issues Consider ways of supporting parents/carers Offer guidance on keeping your child safe Question and answers

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

THE INTERNET AND TECHNOLOGY As a pre 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. We all know that IT has 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.

WHY IS E-SAFETY SO IMPORTANT? Young people can be very tech savvy Young people do not necessarily have experience to judge risk The digital world can seem as important as the real world

WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT?

WHAT IS E-SAFETY? ‘All users of ICT should be able to do so safely and responsibly without limiting their creativity’

RISKS OF ONLINE USE Unwanted contact/grooming Cyber-bullying Harmful content/illegal materials Privacy/digital footprints

Unwanted contact and grooming Definition of grooming: A process by which a person prepares a child, significant others and the environment for the abuse of this child Specific goals include gaining access to the child, gaining the child’s compliance and maintaining the child’s secrecy to avoid disclosure Grooming techniques: Bribery and gifts, Flattery, Sexualised games, Threats, Blackmail, Desensitisation – pornography, child abuse images, video and web cams may be used (Craven, Brrown and Gilchrist, 2006)

Cyber-bullying Mobiles Social networking sites Gaming Forums Sexting Definition of cyber-bullying: ‘The use of digital technology (text messaging, , social networking sites etc) to bully, harass or abuse someone.’ (DfE 2009) How:

CHILDREN AND PARENTS USE THE INTERNET IN DIFFERENT WAYS Parents / Carers  Consume, download, corporate   Shopping  Booking holidays  Research Young people  Create, upload, personal  Music  Games  Chat  Instant Messaging IM  Blogs  Social Networking

AT PRE SCHOOL……. AT HOME………… Supervised ? Monitored ? Filtered ? Curriculum ?

WHAT DOES THE PRE SCHOOL DO? In our sessions we use more technology and explain how this is used safely. During this time children complete tasks that are age appropriate and informative whilst being fun. Older children go in to a lot more detail about this. Promote the positive aspects of technology.

ALONGSIDE THIS….. E-Safety policy Staff training Parents information (today!)

0-8 YEAR OLDS A THIRD OF 3 AND 4 YEAR OLDS GO ONLINE USING A DESKTOP PC, LAPTOP, NETBOOK AND 6% WHO DO GO ONLINE (DO SO) VIA A TABLET COMPUTER AND 3% VIA A MOBILE PHONE (OFCOM 2012.P.5) THIS NO DOUBT HAS INCREASED CONSIDERABLY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS Education response

0-8 YEAR OLDS YOU TUBE IS NOW ONE OF THE MOST USED WEBSITE FOR CHILDREN 3-4 YEARS OLD. THIS IS ALSO THE TIME THAT THEY BECOME INTERESTED IN GAMING SITE Education - Websites Commonly Used

MINIMUM AGE LIMITS FOR SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES….

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… Agreed areas in the house to use online devices.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU ARE WORRIED… Capture any evidence Screenshots, save conversations Report it Pre School, 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

Report to Report to Support from

VIRTUAL GLOBAL TASKFORCE (VGT) 24 hour presence both online and offline CEOP, America, Canada, Australia, Italy, UAE & Interpol

YOU MIGHT SEE THEM ON SOME WEBSITES ….

5 TO 7 YEAR OLDS

8 TO 10 YEAR OLDS

Key messages – summary Know who you’re talking to, people aren’t always who they say they are Learn how to use and set security settings across a range of devices Keep your personal information private Know how to report on sites and services you are using Implications of owning a mobile / location Understand digital footprint: Self-taken images and video Location-based Future implications of actions of online behaviour How to report to sites CEOP

ESAFETY - RESOURCES