E-SAFETY PARENT WORKSHOP

Mrs Mayers – Computing Subject Leader

AIMS

What is e-safety?

What are the risks?

Share with care

Work as a T.E.A.M

Useful websites

What we do in school

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/108182/children-parents-media-use-attitudes-2017.pdf

THE BENEFITS OF TECHNOLOGY

Technology can help children

- Discover

- Inspire and be inspired

- Achieve

- Improve

- Be caring

WHAT ARE THE RISKS?

Keeping children safe in Education (Sept 2018) suggests 3 areas of risk

Content: being exposed to illegal, inappropriate or harmful material; for example pornography, fake news, racist or radical and extremist views; •

Contact: being subjected to harmful online interaction with other users; for example commercial advertising as well as adults posing as children or young adults;

Conduct: personal online behaviour that increases the likelihood of, or causes, harm; for example making, sending and receiving explicit images, or online bullying.

DIGITAL RESILIENCE

Taking risks is something children need to do.

We need to help our children have digital resilience:

- The emotional resources needed to understand when they are at risk online – this is making me feel sad/worried/upset.

- The knowledge of what to do to seek help.

- To learn from experiences.

- To recover when things go wrong.

- Risk and resilience are interrelated.

COPING WITH RISKS

Fatalistic or passive coping – hoping the problem will go away on its own e.g. the child might stop going on the Internet for a while.

Communicative coping – talking to someone about the problem.

Proactive coping – trying to solve /fix the problem e.g. block the sender or delete unwelcome messages.

WHAT IS E-SAFETY?

E-safety is safe practice in regard to anything digital.

We teach the children that sharing is caring – when it comes to the Internet they need to know to

SHARE WITH CARE

(Does it pass the billboard test?)

SHARE WITH CARE – MESSAGES FOR CHILDREN.

Care about you say

Be kind online. Just because you can’t see a person doesn’t mean that you can’t hurt or offend.

Care about what you do

Don’t upload pictures or videos of others without their permission. Think before you share. Once you upload comments, pictures or videos, others will be able to see or capture them.

Only message, chat or e-mail people you know or trust in the ‘real’ world.

Don’t use your real name when using games or websites - create a nickname.

Use passwords and share them with your family.

Think carefully about where you go online. Not all content is genuine. Content can be unfair or just nasty.

Only use a webcam with people you really know offline. A video can expose you to embarrassment or danger.

Don’t give out personal information about yourself, friends or family online that lets people find out your home address, mobile, the school you go to, etc.

When you are old enough to use social networking sites (usually 13+), know how to set your profile and location to private and how to block and report people.

Never arrange to meet an online friend without a trusted adult.

Tell an adult you trust immediately if anything makes you worried or unhappy.

WORK AS A T.E.A.M

The NSPCC suggests the following

TALK – talk about staying safe online

EXPLORE –explore their online world together

AGREE – rules about what is ok and what is not ok

MANAGE – your family’s settings and controls

- repeat making it part of everyday life

TALK

What is your child using to go online? When are they using it? Where are they using it? Why are they using it?

Talk about going online as you would about any other topic. Share what you are using the Internet for and why you like it.

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/ - lots of tips and advice about how to keep children safe online.

EXPLORE

Allow children to experiment and take risks in a managed way. Talk about risks as you would talk about other offline risks like crossing the road, riding a bike, climbing on a high climbing frame.

Explore new apps/websites together.

AGREE

Agree and set boundaries as you would in other situationsthinking about the message these boundaries give.

You may need to think about reducing availability or restricting access.

Be a good role model.

https://www.net-aware.org.uk/ - a guide to the social networks children use.

MANAGE

Check privacy settings, filters, age limits etc. Allowing children to break age limits could teach them that rules to keep them safe are not important

Set up child accounts so their access is restricted.

https://www.internetmatters.org/ - help and advice about issues and how to manage parental controls for different devices.

WHAT TO DO IF YOUR CHILD SEES INAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL ONLINE

Don’t overreact if your child tells you about something they have seen/done. By dealing with it calmly your child will know they can turn to you again.

Keep records of abusive messaging.

Report abusive or inappropriate behaviour to the website and if serious, to the police.

If you come across illegal content, such as images of child abuse, you can report this to the Internet Watch Foundation at www.iwf.org.uk.

WHAT WE DO IN SCHOOL

Celebrate Safer Internet Day

SMART posters in classrooms referenced to when using technology

Teach e-safety within topics especially within Computing, but also within PSHE.

Follow our e-safety policy.

E-SAFETY CURRICULUM

KS1

Children use technology safely and respectfully, keeping personal information private; identify where to go for help and support when they have concerns about content or contact on the internet or other online technologies.

KS2

Children use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recogniseacceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact

USEFUL WEBSITES ABOUT E-SAFETY

If you come across illegal content, such as images of child abuse, you can report this to the Internet Watch Foundation at www.iwf.org.uk.

https://www.internetmatters.org/ - help and advice about issues and how to manage parental controls for different devices.

https://www.net-aware.org.uk/ - a guide to the social networks children use.

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/ - lots of tips and advice about how to keep children safe online.

https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/ - information for parents and children about online safety

ANY QUESTIONS?