1. Safeguarding children online Charlotte Aynsley, Head of Safety and Safeguarding, Becta Karl Hopwood, Headteacher, Semley CE VA Primary School BETT 08 Thursday, 10 January 2008

2. What are the key issues? Parental query: staff using own ICT devices to capture pictures or contact pupils (legitimately!) Staff personal online profiles revealing personal details to all – including pupils and their parents! Staff subject to ‘cyber-bullying’ attacks by pupils ‘Their partner downloaded porn on the school’s laptop’ - primary headteacher ‘The monitoring software recorded tens of thousands of violations in a two week period’ - secondary headteacher ‘There’s a website created by my pupils listing children no one likes and their parents are telling me to do something about it’ - primary headteacher ‘The children use their mobile phones to send porn via bluetooth’ - primary headteacher

3. WEB v 1 Change in technology and usage Childnet International WEB v 2 Downloading + Uploading Consuming + Creating “Corporate” + Personal Separate media + Converged media Static + Truly interactive

4. What is the policy context? Every Child Matters: Change for children – Be healthy – Stay safe Stay safe – Enjoy and achieve – Make a positive contribution – Achieve economic well-being. The Children Act 2004 Safeguarding Children in Education – Sept 2004 Working Together to Safeguard Children (11.58-11.62) Ofsted Self Evaluation Framework 4b To what extent do learners feel safe and adopt safe practices? The extent to which learners adopt safe and responsible practices technologies, including the internet.

5. What are the risks? Content - uploaded and downloaded! Commerce - scams, identity theft, commercialism Contact - grooming: sexual and race hatred Culture - cyberbullying and social networking e-safety is a child safety – not an ICT – issue!

6. What can be done?

7. What should you do? Raise awareness within schools and support them in ensuring appropriate measures are in place. Appoint an e-safety officer with responsibility for co-ordinating any activity across the authority. Liaise with counterparts in other children's services and with your Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCB) to ensure that e-safety becomes part of the authority's overall safeguarding strategy. Ensure that you are using a Becta accredited Internet Service Provider (ISP) to ensure that connectivity into schools is as safe as possible. Provide and promote centralised reporting procedures so that any incidents can be dealt with as quickly as possible. Provide advice on developing Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs) for your schools and centralised e-safety awareness training. Track and monitor network activity and incidents to help predict potential issues before they arise.

8. Key resources by audience SMT e-Safety: Developing whole-school policies to support effective practice Classroom teachers Signposts to Safety Support staff TDA Primary induction – ICT – For teaching assistant trainers Governors ICT: essential guides for school governors No. 06 - Safety and security with ICT Local authority and Local Safeguarding Children Boards personnel Safeguarding children in a digital world; Developing a strategic approach to e-safety Safeguarding Children Online: a guide for Local authorities and Local Safeguarding Children Boards Parents Know ITAll for Parents – Childnet International Children and young people ThinkUKnow – Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre

9. Support for local authorities / Local Safeguarding Children Boards – (new materials being developed!) Main recommendations: A responsible officer AUPs for all children’s services Clear incident procedures and reporting lines Accredited ISP Training cascaded to services Regular evaluation, assessment and monitoring of provision across the Local Safeguarding Children Boards Safetynet.

10. Date for your diary Safeguarding children in a digital world National Motorcycle Museum Wednesday, 13 February 2008 http://events.becta.org.uk/display.cfm?resID=34104&page=1619 Launch of new national guidance!

11. Ruth Hammond Becta Millburn Hill Road Science Park Coventry CV4 7JJ Tel: 024 7641 6994 Fax: 024 7641 1418 www.becta.org.uk ruth.hammond@becta.org.uk

12. Stay safe: From maltreatment, neglect, violence and sexual exploitation. From accidental injury and death. From bullying and discrimination. From crime and anti-social behaviour in and out of school. Have security, stability and are cared for. These aims were written with the ‘real’ world in mind, however many equally apply to the ‘virtual’ world of 21 st century.