E-Safety in Initial Teacher Training

1. E-Safety in Initial Teacher Training Secondary Phase

2. The need for e-safety Half (49%) of young people questioned say they have given out personal information, such as their full names, ages, email addresses, phone numbers, hobbies or names of their schools, to someone they met on the internet. By contrast, only 5% of parents think their child has given out such information. (Source: UK Children Go Online.) Prior to the launch of the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP), there was no centralised collection of details of internet-related abuse in the UK, and not all victims reported incidents.

3. The Byron Review Focussed on the school ensuring children are e-safe by “reducing availability, restricting access and increasing resilience” Building “children’s resilience to the material to which they may be exposed so that they have the confidence and skills to navigate … more safely” Ensure that new teachers entering the profession are equipped with e-safety knowledge and skills. Making explicit teaching and learning about e-safety. Identifying home-school links as a key issue.

4. The 3 Cs of e-safety

5. E-safety – an introduction http://www.childnet-int.org/kia/traineeteachers

6. Introduction to Jenny’s Story You are going to watch a video that introduces different aspects of e-safety. Jenny’s Story is a short film based on the true story of Jenny, a teenager who chats to a stranger on the internet. It shows how, through chatting online, Jenny reveals personal information which results in her being contacted in real life and ultimately hurt. INSERT DVD Jenny’s Story or KIA for Trainee Teachers

7. Jenny’s Story illustrates one of the dangers to children when using the internet: that of online grooming, which could lead to physical harm. Grooming is defined by the Home Office as: ‘A course of conduct enacted by a suspected paedophile, which would give a reasonable person cause for concern that any meeting with a child arising from the conduct would be for unlawful purposes.’ Online grooming is only one of a whole range of risks that you will consider today.

8. Discussion points: * Why might young people behave differently online from offline? * How might young people put each other at risk online? * Other than contact with strangers, what are the other areas of risk to young people posed by the internet? * What advice could we give young people to help them keep safe online? * What would make a young person reluctant to tell an adult about something which made them feel uncomfortable on the internet? * What can a school do to keep children safe on the internet? * Are younger children more or less vulnerable? *

9. Dealing with disclosures 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. To report suspicious behaviour online with or towards a child contact the ‘Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre’http://www.ceop.gov.uk

10. Organisations General e-safety information sites for trainee teachers:

11. E-safety and the Teachers’ Standards 7 Manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment  have clear rules and routines for behaviour in classrooms, and take responsibility for promoting good and courteous behaviour both in classrooms and around the school, in accordance with the school’s behaviour policy  have high expectations of behaviour…

12. Considering your conduct Part two: Personal and professional conduct A teacher is expected to demonstrate consistently high standards of personal and professional conduct. Teachers uphold public trust in the profession and maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, within and outside school, by: having regard for the need to safeguard pupils’ well-being, in accordance with statutory provisions

13. Further Information Safer Children in a Digital World Byron Review Report Becta’s Signposts to safetyTeaching e-safety at Key Stage 1 & 2 TeachersTV http://www.teachers.tv

14. and finally… remember that 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