1. Protecting Children from online exploitation:
Introduce self, overview of background and role for today

2. Icebreaker
Introduce each other and give me one piece of information that describes your online profile. Do you have facebook/twitter? Do you sleep with your phone near by, etc etcOverview of digital profile of participants, who has a smart phone, who sleeps with it in hearing range, do you ever leave your phone behind, do you find yourself texting /messaging when the conversation might be more tricky

3. Aims and outcomes
By the end of this session participants will be able to:
Outline how young people use the internet and online communication
Recognise the challenges and dangers this may pose
Outline where young people can access help and support if subject to online bullying, sexting or grooming
Describe the role of CEOP and how to access the resources
Describe good practice in relation to online communication within a sporting coach role

4. Let’s start at the beginning………..a very good place to start

5. Who? Digital natives…..who are they Born after 1990 Very connected
97% play video/hand held games
91% live in households with internet access
80% use social networking sites
IT “savvy”
So what does this mean.
Relationships heavily influenced by internet “bubble”, normal social norms/filters that occur in face to face conversation are gone, internet provides distance and anonymity
Is this a benefit or a drawback???

6. Time flies….. Ever found yourself wasting time surfing?
How long do Paediatricians recommend that young people should be online on a daily basis?
2 hours recommended amount, how many exceed this? What might be the implications of this?

7. Social media and Sport
Provide opportunities to engage with young people in a dynamic way
Widely used to promote sports activities, campaigns and events
Can be used to communicate with coaches, officials and participants about club news
How do you all currently use social media? What kind of governance do you have? ? Best practice/policies

8. So what’s the risk? Easy to pretend and create a fake persona
Predators are always one step ahead
Sextortion: uses digital content for blackmail
Socially anxious individuals are drawn to the internet
Compulsive use can lead to poor well being outcomes
Recent examples: Man in UK created 8 different fake Facebook profiles to groom “up to 1,000 kids”; in sextortion cases kids are tricked into revealing themselves in some way, and then the person uses the digital content to blackmail them into other things; in other cases the kids are tricked into doing things for other reasons, such as believing someone hacked into their Facebook profile or can get them into trouble somehow.
15 yr old girl on Facebook

9. Risk and Reality
,000 children accessed Childline counselling. Majority raised issues with problems with the internet
Problems include: cyberbullying, sexting, online grooming
1: yr olds have interacted with a stranger online
33% yr olds have access to the internet in their own bedrooms
65% parents of yr olds felt their children knew more about the internet than they did
Where’s Klaus? (short film)
1:3 subject to cyberbullying at some time, 22% on children (12-16yrs) say being bullied online is a part of life

10. Adult content Is there such a thing now?
Porn is more available and more graphic now than ever before
Higher chance of accidental exposure through spam attack via social networking
Average age for first exposure to porn is 11
% increase in boys contacting Childline upset by online porn
Why is this important? Kids getting their knowledge from the internet, no boundaries, understanding of what is acceptable shifts, NSPCC intimate partner violence report

11. What’s different online?
Ubiquitous (phones, tablets, computers)
Public
Constant: there is no escape
Viral
Serious: can lead to exploitation
anonymous
Go through each point
So what is there available to help?

12. CEOP Child Exploitation & Online Protection centre (CEOP)
UK Law enforcement agency
Works with child protection partners across the UK and overseas
Identifies threats to children and coordinates activity to bring offenders to account (Prevent, Protect, Pursue)

13. CEOP/ThinkuKnow resources
Are you always certain who you are communicating with online?
Example: Matt thought he knew
Information sheets/FAQ’s
BBC webwise

14. Relevance to Sport Coaching
NGB Code of Conduct
Position of trust and/or responsibility
Good practice guidance Social Networking
Safeguarding children and Vulnerable Adults
Safeguarding yourself
Digital “friends”

15. Next steps Consider your own use of the internet
Do you know how to keep yourself safe?
How IT “savvy” are you and the coaches you work with?
Remember that the children/young people we are working with may be being subject to online bullying or grooming. Think about what you can do to help

16. Questions ?