E- SAFETY
INTRODUCTION TO E SAFETY Outlined in the government education strategy that e-safety work must be completed with children and young people in school. ‘Sexting’ (whilst not universally relevant for our particular age group at school) is identified as one of 26 specific safeguarding themes in Keeping Children Safe in Education (2018). Internet use is not specifically cited as a safeguarding theme in KCSiE (2018), but we know that the internet has significantly changed the picture of safeguarding over the past 10-15 years.
APPROACHES OF THE PAST Scaremongering – an intervention used to scare C&YP , often achieved by painting a picture of the worst possible case scenario. Information deficit – a belief that C&YP inherently engage in unhealthy or harmful behaviours because of a lack of knowledge/information related to the risk. Informed choice – C&YP are provided with the pros and cons of the given behaviour in the hope that they make the positive choice.
APPROACHES OF THE PAST Public Health England (2015) completed an international review of existing evidence based approaches to tackle risk-taking behaviour and concluded the following; Scaremongering has no evidence to support its effectiveness. There is also a body of research that suggests the likelihood of engagement in the behaviour actually increases. Information deficit is ineffective in isolation. C&YP often know the associated risks and consequences of their behaviour. Unfortunately, the risks and consequences are not the drivers for their behaviour. Informed choice also has limitations as it does not address the complexity of the issue and is often too simplistic.
WHAT WORKS NOW We should focus on the development of the core social and emotional competencies and capabilities of children – or more simply ‘life skills’. Existing evidence identifies 7 core social and emotional competencies (or life skills). Communication Confidence & Agency Creativity Managing Feelings Planning & Problem Solving Relationships Resilience
VIDEO FOR PARENTS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sz4EyUMUTro
SURVEY OF OUR CHILDREN (132 KS2 CHILDREN) KS2 E Safety Survey 2018 Number of KS2 Children Percentage of KS2 Children Children that own mobile phone or 118 89% tablet Children that own a games console 99 75% Children who play games online 117 89% Children who use or watch Youtube 126 95% Children who use social media 56 42% Children that use snapchat 48 36%
SOCIAL MEDIA What do children like about it? The main things that children and young people told us they like about social media were: • A fun way to see what your friends, family and celebrities are up to. • It’s easy to communicate with your friends • You can follow pages with things you’re interested in • Posting photos and videos in a creative way (NET AWARE)
SOCIAL MEDIA A sample of parents were asked about the types of inappropriate content they see on social media. The level of risk is based on the % of respondents who reported seeing these types of content (NET AWARE)
DISCUSSION Possible areas for discussion: Online gaming- Do we fully understand the games children play? Social media- do we know the legal age? Have we checked privacy settings? ‘Fake News’/information Mobile phones/tablets Apps- snapchat, messengers etc – sexting? Snap maps? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WingwgvcYvI
KEY MESSAGE E-Safety cannot be compartmentalised and addressed effectively, the internet is a part of life and children must learn the skills to navigate both the internet, and life, successfully and safely.
QUESTIONS FOR YOU Does your child use social media? Do you have the correct privacy/control settings set up for devices or apps? Are you aware of any new updates to apps or games? Does your child understand what to do if something ‘pops’ up on their screen?
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MORE INFORMATION FOR PARENTS https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/ www.netaware.com https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/ Our school website: http://www.highleyschool.co.uk/
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