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Safeguarding children in a digital world LSCB regional events November 08

Safeguarding children in a digital world LSCB regional events November 08. Protect in school, educate for out of school. 01. Make the UK the safest place online. 02. Improve child safety and protection. 03. Consider e-safety as a child protection issue, not a technology issue. 04.

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Safeguarding children in a digital world LSCB regional events November 08

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  1. Safeguarding children in a digital world LSCB regional events November 08

  2. Protect in school, educate for out of school 01 Make the UK the safest place online 02 Improve child safety and protection 03 Consider e-safety as a child protection issue, not a technology issue 04 Encourage mainstreaming of e-safety in wider safeguarding policies 05 Becta’s principles

  3. Empowering children and young people to protect themselves from the 4 C’s What do we mean by Safeguarding? • Content - • Commerce - • Contact - • Culture - Uploaded and downloaded! Scams, identity theft, commercialism Grooming: sexual and race hatred Cyberbullying and social networking

  4. Industries Parents Government Children Childrens W/F Fatigued by blame Not driven by parental demand for safety Work well with government and third sector Not delivering transparency, clarity, consistency Not engaged Feel overwhelmed Lack confidence to parent online Not accessing or using available information Not always joined-up Not using all levers effectively Lacking technical expertise Under pressure to find a silver bullet Running ahead Vulnerable: technical knowledge and wisdom Face the same development issues online Prone to risk Lack of teacher confidence to teach e-safety Lack of awareness of the issue Lack of curriculum time The national issues

  5. Why LSCBs…? • The Children’s Act 2004:Safeguard and promote the welfare of children • Every Child MattersStaying Safe • Working together to Safeguard ChildrenA guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children • Byron Review:Harmful or inappropriate “material” – CONTENT, CONTACT, CONDUCT • LSCB Stocktake

  6. Becta’s work to date with LSCBs…

  7. Today….. • Is an opportunity for you to develop and test your strategy • Take stock and map into current plans • To hear from colleagues in the region about how they can support your work

  8. This afternoon… 3 options: 1 – an exercise to extend your thinking; test your strategy 2 – a series of tasks aimed at getting to grips with the toolkit 3 – an opportunity to work independently on your own strategy

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