Pupil Engagement to prevent Cyberbullying Sarah Meadows ICT Curriculum Adviser

What is Cyberbullying?  Text message bullying  Picture/video clip bullying via mobile phone cameras  Phone call bullying via mobile phone cameras  E mail bullying  Chat-room bullying  Bullying through Instant Messaging (IM)  Bullying via websites

How is it different from other forms of bullying? Anytime Audience Anywhere The Cyberbully Unintentional? Digital footprint

Who is affected? Nearly one-in-three year olds has been deliberately targeted, threatened or humiliated by an individual or group through the use of mobile phones or the internet. Pupils with SEND are 16% more likely to be persistently cyber bullied over a prolonged period of time. Girls experienced twice as much persistent cyber bullying as boys One in five Year 6 pupils had been cyberbullied in last 12 months Beatbullying 2009 Eastern region ABA research 2009 (during Anti-bullying week)

Have you heard about Sexts? More than 1 in 3 young people have received distressing or offensive sexual images sent by text or , –45% from a peer –23% from a current boyfriend or girlfriend –2% from an adult. survey of 2,000 under-18s, by Beatbullying 2009

Why don’t young people (and adults) tell?  Scared of making situation worse  They had been threatened not to tell  They feel ashamed about their own behaviour (often did not want to tell their parent/ carer/ teacher/ adult)  Worried it might be their fault and they would be punished  Think adults will take away the technology  Worried adults might not understand and be dismissive of Cyberbullying

Cyberbullying - Key advice for us all:  Keep your personal details private  ThinkB4Upost  Report any Cyberbullying incident and do not retaliate  Keep any evidence (copy & paste or printout)  Know how to keep yourself safe and promote/ model/ to your class and embed in the wider curriculum  For serious incidents report to the police Harassment Act 1997 Defamation Act 1996  Schools have legal duties to protect pupils and can regulate off site behaviour

Further resources

Advice, Guidance and Support Ann Layzell Schools’ eSafety Adviser Karin Hutchinson Anti-Bullying Adviser HGfL

Some possible next Steps for you: Find out if any Cyberbullying incidents have been recorded Look at the resources on the HGfL Talk to your colleagues about Cyberbullying Arrange for a group of children to do an assembly on Cyberbullying