Coxheath Primary School E-safety- Term

Purpose To outline the use of the internet in school The use of the internet outside school What are the risks? Cyber bullying and mobile phones What parents can do

Internet in school Explore : World Wide information Communicate: link with others Publish and share work

Changes in Internet use YOUNG PEOPLE Interactive chat, IM, Music, online games, photo sharing, Blogs – social networks PARENTS Mostly & web use - downloaded material, online purchases, booking holidays WEB 28% of parents who use the internet describe themselves as beginners compared with only 7% of children

Internet at home Children often have computer/laptops they use in their room Filters are often not used Children can access social network sites

Sites children use

The risks  Unwittingly sharing personal information  Unwanted contact/grooming  Overusage – e.g.always checking FB account  Cyberbullying  Harmful content/illegal material  Privacy/digital footprints

What is Cyberbullying? Threats Hacking Manipulation Stalking Public postings Exclusion Prejudice

Mobile phones Mobile phones are personal & private Children love text messaging You can have text chat or exchange Instant Messages However: You can send text from many web sites anonymously It is easy to send a message that wouldn’t be said face to face

Protect your computer Install software to protect your computer’s security Be careful which sites the rest of the family visit Use a family address for shopping and online forms Use the free technology: pop-up blockers & SPAM filters; and your good judgement: don’t reply to SPAM! Check sites for extra security (padlock/https) for security of financial information What you can do -

Prevent unacceptable content Talk to your children about what to do if they do come across something unpleasant Teach them to be critical – not to accept the views of one site Use child-friendly search engines or set a search filter Bookmarks appropriate sites to visit, rather than encouraging ‘Googling’ Install filtering but don’t rely on it Try not to overreact – lots of inappropriate content is viewed accidentally

Where to find advice CEOP (The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) is the UK national lead agency for the protection of children online. CEOP have created their own education program: Thinkuknow (viewed over 8 million times).

SEN CEOP Thinkuknow Resources