E safety workshop

 Resources  Available on our new website  This presentation  SMART safe advice and posters  E safety policy  Notes of safer internet searches, parental controls and social media.  What is E-safety?  E-safety in school  E-safety outside of school ◦ Cyberbullying  for-parents/kiafp-cd for-parents/kiafp-cd  What you can do?

 Safe practice in regard to anything digital  -personal computers  -internet browsing  -cameras  -gaming  -MP3 players  -Mobile/smart phones  Tablets

 “It is the framework which changes with each new technology and not just the picture within the frame.”  Marshall McCluhan

 John Tudor  “Technology makes it possible for people to gain control over everything, except over technology”

 93% of children use a computer and phone  8 out of 10 teenagers have a home computer,  mobile phone/tablet and games console  1,400,000 UK pupils have their own web space  There are over 200 million registered users of social media services  There are over 2.7 billion searches on Google  each month  The number of text messages sent every day  exceeds the total population of the planet

 55% access the internet everyday  47% for an hour or more  21% liked IM/Chat the most  15% used gaming sites  11% used Social Networking sites  33% had access in their bedrooms  25% have met someone offline – one quarter of these did not take anyone with them.  of the three quarters who did 83% took a friend not a trusted adult.

 ‘Strangers / paedophiles’ is the most mentioned main safety concern among parents of all ages of children (50% )  Other main concerns of parents are: ◦ bullying (36%); ◦ accessing inappropriate / harmful content (10%).  Most children (88%) feel safe most of the time.  One third (33%) say they feel safe almost all of the time.  Less than 3% of children say they feel safe only occasionally.  Children are most concerned about: gangs and knife crime (34%); ◦ strangers / paedophiles (25%); ◦ and bullying (16%).  Children have very low concern for: inappropriate content (7%)

 Discussing E-safety before any internet browsing.  Having websites pre-checked and ready  Being careful with Google and Youtube  Locking PCs when not in use  Not leaving USB sticks or Memory cards lying around  Using School for professional use  Procedures in place for dealing with issues in school

 Stechford takes E-safety seriously  All class rooms display the SMART e safety rules.  All lessons where the children are using internet resources they are reminded of good and safe practise.  Web searches will be conducted through the google kids safe search where possible.  The schools systems run a highly effective fire wall and policy central software.

 ‘Apply the same principles as with Stranger Danger, or Road Safety’

 73% of online adverts are not clearly labelled making it difficult for children  and adults to recognise them  57% of 9-19 yr olds have come into contact with online pornography  accidentally.  4 in 10 pupils aged 9-19 trust most of the information on the internet.  1/3 of young people have received unwanted sexual or nasty comments online.  Only 7% of parents think their child has received such comments.

 Contact risks  49% of kids say that they have given out personal information  5% of parents think their child has given out such information  Not who you think it is Not who you think it is  25% have met someone offline – one quarter of these did not take anyone with them.  of the three quarters who did 83% took a friend not a trusted adult

 Internet activity should be monitored  Have your children working in the same room as a responsible adult  Make sure your antivirus software is up to date.  Turn on parental controls – probably part of your antivirus package.  If you don’t have these things there are a number of free programs you can use.  Parental controls Parental controls  Discourage children from the use of social media such as facebook, children should be a minimum of 13 to use it. The school has a VLE which is blocked from public view.

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

 Threats and intimidation ◦ Threats sent to people by mobile phone, , or online.  Harassment or stalking ◦ Repeated, prolonged, unwanted contact or monitoring of another person.  Vilification / defamation / prejudice-based bullying ◦ These may be general insults or racist, homophobic or sexist bullying.  Ostracising / peer rejection / exclusion ◦ Set up of a closed group refusing to acknowledge one user on purpose.  Identity theft, unauthorised access and impersonation ◦ „Hacking‟ by finding out or guessing a username and password.  Publicly posting, sending or forwarding information or images ◦ Disclosing information on a website.  Manipulation ◦ May involve getting people to act or talk in a provocative way.

 Most games have an age certificate ◦ In the same way that age ratings are legal restrictions for DVD and Cinema releases they are also law with regard age restriction – children should not buy or PLAY games outside of their age range!  Most games have an online content:- ◦ Fifa, CoD etc.. ◦ These games don’t just allow you to play online but talk and see other players – unfiltered and unregulated. ◦ Children’s gamer identities must also be protected.