Kent’s Journey Penny Davies – KSCB Manager Rebecca Avery – E-Safety Officer

The KSCB had E safety as part of it’s Universal Safeguarding Action Plan – therefore E Safety became part of my role IdentifIed a strategic lead as well as an operational person Established what was already in place Asked around – who was doing what? Were there policies already? What was available nationally we could use? Who was available nationally we could talk to? 2 Starting

Identify the skills needed I needed all things technological I identified that the schools e-safety service could answer those needs That the service had an E- Safety programme in place That the service had developed several learning tool and policy documents That the service had “The Andy’s” 3

E-Safety Officer E-Safety Officer – the need for role was identified and established as a part-time post in The role was developed into a full-time post as the “Operational e-Safety Officer” in July 2008 working with the Kent Safeguarding Children Board.

Kent and CEOP Piloted CEOP education programme, “Thinkuknow”, for children and young people in 2006 Rolled out to – All 105 Secondary Schools – Youth Workers – All Kent Police Youth Crime Reduction officers – Kent Libraries Families Services Team

E-Safety Training in Kent Training package developed for Primary Schools teachers CEOP’s Thinkuknow training is to be re-offered to Secondary Schools and other establishment/partner agencies E-Safety training package for KSCB – organised and delivered by e-Safety officer and Children’s Officer Developing a training package for partner agencies

Kent’s E-Safety Strategy Group E-Safety Strategy group was set up in 2006 Membership Creation of ‘e-safety in schools’ blog: Resources

Sharing the Learning & Awareness Raising National Conferences Staff Training across agencies Training to Foster Carers Parents evenings Delivery to offices and workplaces Posters & Leaflets

Kent e-Safety Annual Conferences Repeated 3 times a year to meet demand First Year – Raising Awareness Second Year – Putting it into Practice

Where are we now? KSCB Subgroup is established Strategy and Action Plan being written and will be presenting both the Strategy Statement and the Policy Statement to the full Safeguarding Children Board in February for approval Developing a range of training programmes for young people, parents & carers We will be working towards developing Practices & Procedures for practitioners

The Kent LSCB E-Safety Strategy

Challenges Reporting mechanisms Joined up working Future-proofing (responding to changes in technology) Education of children/young people vs. awareness of parent(s)/carer(s) Engaging the voluntary sector and private providers.

Lessons Learned Collaboration is vital Raising awareness Engaging senior officers

LSCB : Safeguarding children in a digital world: Developing a strategic approach to e-safety’ Safeguarding Children Online: a guide for Local Authorities and LSCB’s Parents Know IT All for Parents – Childnet International Children and YP ThinkUKnow - CEOP Key resources – What help is there?

Kent’s Journey Rebecca Avery – E-Safety Officer PC Martin Carter – Force Youth Crime Reduction Officer, Kent Police

Kent Police – An Overview 1509 Square Miles 343 miles of Coastline 6,557 Police Officers/Staff 6 Policing areas covering Kent and Medway Team of 13 Youth Crime Reduction Officers

Kent Police Perspective Approached in October 2005 to support the Microsoft Schools tour Linked to Kent County Council via CEOP and Think U Know training Invited to be part of the newly formed e-Safety group September 2006 – CEOP awareness training for Police reps across the County All YCRO’s are CEOP “Think U Know” trained – supporting schools with curriculum delivery and parents sessions Hosted the e-Safety Conferences at Kent Police Training College Very close relationship between Kent Police and CEOP - Increasing number of referrals being received via “Report Abuse” and direct reports to Kent Police.

Mark Bedford Mark Bedford, aka Supalover666, aged 21 from Ontario, Canada. Sentenced for 3 years after admitting to 75 counts including mischief to data, extortion, making child pornography, impersonation and criminal harassment. It followed a police inquiry involving Kent Police which began after the computers of 42 girls aged between 9 and 14 were hacked into.

Kent Police Posters

“Be Safe e-Safe” DVD Kent and Medway Young People’s Safety Forum Young People’s Respect Academy 2007 KMYPSF – identified Internet Safety as a concern Members worked together with Kent Police and e-Safety Officer to write and create a DVD on using Social Networking sites

The idea and concept

The (almost) finished product

Thank You and Questions Penny Davies: Rebecca Avery: PC Martin Carter: