Cyber Safety
E-Safety is about ensuring children use new technologies in a way which will keep them safe without limiting their opportunities for creation and innovation
E-SAFETY: AN INTRODUCTION FOR TRAINEE TEACHERS
The Internet is a valuable work resource, which enriches teaching and learning. As part of your professional duties you have a duty to ensure that you use both on-line and mobile technologies appropriately and a duty of care to ensure that those learners you teach also use these technologies appropriately.
E-safety is considered to be an important aspect of your teacher training because: ·
investigating and working with new technologies is part of meeting the Professional Standards [Q21, Q8, Q1, Q4, Q7, Q17, Q23];
Many teachers find keeping up to date with children’s use of technology is challenging. Knowing the trends in children’s use of technology and the kind of environment they are immersed in is key to giving them the right advice and guidance in a timely and age-appropriate way.
E-safety relates to many parts of the curriculum, including ICT, citizenship and PHSE. More broadly, however, because technology can be used in any subject area, it is relevant to all teachers in all phases. This guide will help you to understand the key issues in e-safety. This will help you during placements in schools and also when you become a practising teacher. The Byron Review emphasised the importance of explicit e-safety advice and instruction to pupils and it identified three focus areas: contact, content and conduct.
NATIONAL GUIDELINES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS
Becta ‘E-safety’ – guide to whole school responsibilities
E-safety is considered to be an important aspect of your teacher training because: ·
investigating and working with new technologies is part of meeting the Professional Standards [Q21, Q8, Q1, Q4, Q7, Q17, Q23];
Many teachers find keeping up to date with children’s use of technology is challenging. Knowing the trends in children’s use of technology and the kind of environment they are immersed in is key to giving them the right advice and guidance in a timely and age-appropriate way.
E-safety relates to many parts of the curriculum, including ICT, citizenship and PHSE. More broadly, however, because technology can be used in any subject area, it is relevant to all teachers in all phases. This guide will help you to understand the key issues in e-safety. This will help you during placements in schools and also when you become a practising teacher. The Byron Review emphasised the importance of explicit e-safety advice and instruction to pupils and it identified three focus areas: contact, content and conduct.
NATIONAL GUIDELINES AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS
Becta ‘E-safety’ – guide to whole school responsibilities
Becta Safeguarding Children in a Digital World guidance for Local Safeguarding Boards Feb 2008
Byron Review Safer Children in a Digital World March 2008
CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection) http://www.ceop.gov.uk
Data Protection Act http://www.ico.gov.uk/Home/for_organisations/data_protection_guide.aspx
A Common Sense Approach http://www.teachers.org.uk/resources/pdf/INTERNET-NUT-GUIDE-9-03.pdf
Teach Today http://www.teachtoday.eu
WHERE TO REPORT If you suspect that a pupil is a victim of physical abuse or you have received any type of disclosure about abuse occurring either online or offline, you MUST contact the designated member of staff immediately and make it clear to the pupil that he or she will have to share the information with a colleague of yours. For your benefit, you should make and sign accurate notes of the incident immediately after the disclosure. REPORTING SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOUR ONLINE WITH OR TOWARDS A CHILD The Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) http://www.ceop.gov.uk Centre aims to tackle child sex abuse wherever and whenever it happens. It provides a facility, in association with the Virtual Global Taskforce, to report any inappropriate or potentially illegal activity towards a child, occurring online. This might be an online conversation with someone whom a child thinks may be an adult, who is treating a child in a way which makes them feel uncomfortable, or who is trying to meet a child for sex.
If a child is in immediate danger, dial 999 for immediate police assistance.
REPORTING ILLEGAL CONTENT The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is the UK hotline for reporting illegal content, specifically child abuse images hosted worldwide and content that is criminally obscene and/or an incitement to racial hatred, hosted in the UK. A prominent link for reporting illegal content is available from the home page of the IWF website. http://www.iwf.org.uk
ChildLine is a free and confidential helpline offering general help and advice. Children and young people in the UK can call 0800 1111 to talk about any problem, 24 hours a day. For further information, see the ChildLine website. http://www.childline.org.uk
There are two aspects to the post-session activities: The first is to reflect upon and evaluate the experiences of the session. Go to: http://www.geodata.soton.ac.uk/webquiz/users/ict/e-safety
When you submit that form you then have an opportunity to explore further e-safety resources.
ABSENT If you were not at the session then you need to attend to a few more activities http://www.geodata.soton.ac.uk/webquiz/users/ict/e-safety/absent.html
GLOSSARY You may come across unfamiliar terms. The glossary explains some technical and social terms associated with e-safety.
SMART Adventure Captain Kara and Winston’s SMART Adventure is a key stage 1/2 resource that can be used with pupils to draw attention to a number of e-safety issues. Explore the application and consider the value of using it with your children.
ROME GROUP is a key stage 3 resource that can be used with pupils to draw attention to a number of e-safety issues. Click the button to reach the www.youngpeoplesafeonline.com website - Rome Group is under teachers' resources. Explore the application.
BROWSING You need to be aware of the resources for e-safety support. Many of those are found online.
READING If you are considering writing about some aspect of e-safety in your assignments you might consider reading and citing some of the research papers relating to e-safety.
REVIEW Take this link if you wish to review the slides presented in the session or print off another copy of this sheet.
If you have been affected by any of the issues arising from this topic and you would like to discuss them, then please contact your personal or professional tutor or the student services counsellors.Acceptable Use Policies Schools and universities have acceptable use policies or codes of conduct for both staff and students. Ensure that you are aware of such policies (Q3 of the Professional Standards) and that you obey them in your conduct (Q2).
Remember… most children who form online friendships with peers typically report a positive experience. There are wonderful, exciting ways of using the internet positively (including for homework!). For examples of how young people have used the internet to express themselves in positive ways, visit the Childnet Academy website. http://www.childnetacademy.org