Ann Layzell eSafety Adviser

Aims of this session Look at how children and young people are accessing the Internet in a variety of ways Raise awareness of eSafety issues Consider ways of supporting school staff, parents, carers and others Offer guidance on keeping children and young people safe Next steps Promote the positive Respond to the negative

Accessed anywhere anytime Easy to communicat e with friends and family Wide and flexible range of information For presentation A key skill for life Personalised Learning Why do we and our young people use ICT? Motivational and fun ICT in Context

What do we mean by eSafety? ‘all fixed and mobile technologies that children and young people may encounter, now and in the future, which allow them access to content and communications that could raise issues or pose risks to their wellbeing and safety’. Safeguarding Children On-Line’ BECTA ?

Children and the Internet 99% of children aged 8 – 17 access the internet 90% of children 5 – 16 now have a computer at home (Ofcom, 2008)

The Internet and Related Technologies Internet Their space Our space Your space

How we use these technologies Adults   Shopping  Booking holidays  Research Young people  Music  Games  Chat  Instant Messaging (IM)  Blogs  Social Networking 28% of parents who use the internet describe themselves as beginners? 7% of children describe themselves as beginners

Moving on…… Download Consume “Corporate” Separate media Static Adults Young people web2 Upload Create Personal Converged media Interactive

Some of the technologies…… BLOGS Podcasting Instant messaging Gaming sites Social networking Chat Rooms Mobile phones Video broadcasting Music Download sites Wikies What next ??? Text P2P file-sharing

Camera phones Text messages MP3 player Mobile TV Mobile phones Downloads Internet access Anytime  Anywhere Chat and IM Social networks

Social networking Based on the idea of networking with friends and friends of friends 49% of the 3,000 children surveyed by Ofcom have a social networking profile It is estimated that 19% of all UK youngsters have a presence on a social networking site (Source: Ofcom) Required age for Bebo registration = 13 years Average age of Bebo user = 8 years old (CEOP, 2007)

Issues for consideration Approx 80% of websites aimed at children and young people collect personal data from the users Social networks, via mobile phones, and mobile gaming becoming very popular with young people. Analysis of reports suggest that Chat Rooms and IM have been identified as the biggest area of concern accounting for 64% of all reports received Chat Rooms Social networking Instant messaging

Challenges  Young People  Maturity Like to post images and reveal some information about themselves Want lots of ‘friends’ Talk about their peers – can be hostile Use inappropriate nicknames, often sexual Express insecurities and fantasies Trick others to make silly, embarrassing, dangerous acts with video or webcam Push boundaries - just as we pushed the boundaries as children

School Outside of school Supervised Monitored Filtered Curriculum ? 75% of homes have access to the internet 19% of young people have internet access in their bedroom More than half of all children (53%) are never or hardly supervised online by their parents / carers 81% of parents think they know what their children are doing all or most of the time when access the internet UK Children Go Online, 2005, 9-19 year olds

What are the dangers for us all? Ofcom (Media Literacy Audit of Children, 2006, UK) 16% 8-15 yr olds have come across something ‘nasty, worrying or frightening’ 31% 12-15s make checks on new websites (more if taught at school) 67% 12-15s trust most of what they find online

So what is the risk of an incident?

What are the dangers for our children? Biggest danger is the not knowing – –26% of parents can’t check website history –65% of young people can clear internet history –1% of parents thought their child blogged –33% of children used blogs –67% of parents didn’t know what a blog was –33% of children have met a ‘friend’ online –8% have had a face-to-face meeting with an online friend –89% told someone they were doing so UK Children Go Online, 2005, 9-19 year olds - 40% boys/ 57% girls asked to undress on webcam; 1 in 3 boys/ 1 in 10 girls did Remco Pijpers Foundation (2006, N=10,900 teens<18 yrs, Holland) Usage and experiences are not always reported to adults as they interfere with access

eSafety – Summing up the risks Content - sexual, racist, violent unreliable/ bigoted i.e. safety of children’s minds Commerce - scams, phishing and pharming, downloads which steal information from users ! Contact - via interactive technologies – IM, chat, multiplayer games Culture – bullying, camera phones, blogging, social networking ….. One third of young people who go online at least once a week report having received unwanted sexual (31%) or nasty comments (33%) via , chat, instant message or text message. Only 7% of parents think their child has received such comments. UK Children Go Online, 2005, 9-19 year olds

Becta Guidelines ☺Principles ☺Infrastructure ☺Education ☺Systems

Schools Responsibilities Becta “Schools therefore have a major responsibility to educate their pupils; teaching them the appropriate behaviours and critical thinking skills to enable them to remain both safe and legal when using the internet and related technologies”. Every Child Matters Be healthy Stay safe Enjoy and achieve Make a positive contribution Achieve economic well-being eSafety co-ordinator Policy and Management team AUPs for all Incident log

Managing an eSafety Incident Flowchart For Headteachers, Senior Leaders and eSafety Coordinators Incident Flowchart developed by the Hertfordshire Multi-agency Panel

CEOP works across the UK and maximises international links to tackle child sex abuse wherever and whenever it happens. provides internet safety advice for parents and carers provides information on internet safety and safe surfing for young people aged 11 to 16 years report facility enabling anyone to report any inappropriate or potentially illegal activity with or towards a child online

Think U Know CEOP resource which tells the story of Matt –a teenage boy who uses social networking websites to communicate with people and meet new friends

Over to you – discuss How aware are you of eSafety issues? Who is responsible for teaching eSafety? Have your worked with a child who has experienced threats to their eSafety? If so how did you respond? Would you know what to do if a child or adult reported an incident to you? What eSafety messages will YOU be giving to children and young people in the short and long term? Children will not tell an adult about a problem if they feel their access to the technologies will be restricted.

and finally remember ‘..the risks do not merit a moral panic, and nor do they warrant seriously restricting children’s internet use because this would deny them the many benefits of the internet. Indeed, there are real costs to lacking internet access or sufficient skills to use it.’ ‘However, the risks are nonetheless widespread, they are experienced by many children as worrying or problematic, and they do warrant serious intervention by government, educators, industry and parents.’

Aims of this session Look at how children and young people are accessing the Internet in a variety of ways Raise awareness of eSafety issues Consider ways of supporting school staff, parents, carers and others Offer guidance on keeping children and young people safe Next steps Promote the positive Respond to the negative

Where to find the eSafety resources on the HGfL

Further eSafety Advice and Support Ann Layzell ICT Curriculum Team Leader and eSafety Adviser HGfL

some eSafety - resources