Safeguarding children in a digital world: national conference and exhibition

1. Safeguarding children in a digital world:national conference and exhibition National motorcycle museum 13 February 2008

2. Developing an Local Safeguarding Children Board strategy Jenny Simpson, Safeguarding Development Officer, Leicestershire CYPS

3. “LSCBs must work strategically with all services within their remit to achieve a consistent approach to e-safety” Safeguarding children online – a guide for local authorities and local safeguarding children boards , Becta p.10 Developing a Local Safeguarding Children Board (LSCB) e-safety strategy

4. Developing a co-ordinated response Inspection andstandards Infrastructure and technology Policies and practices Education and training

5. Developing a co-ordinated response Recognition of the importance of e-safety within the context of Every Child Matters Recognition of the importance of e-safety within the wider work of the LSCB Recognition that e-safety is not a technological issue.

6. Developing a co-ordinated response Recognition of the importance of education, training and information Recognition of the need to monitor the impact of the strategy.

7. How to work strategically How do you eat an elephant….? One bite at a time

8. How to work strategically A top level strategy that breaks down into various projects and tasks

9. Position statement for the LSCB Need an emphasis that is focused on enabling and managing risk and not pulling the plug or blocking the approach.

10. Position statement for LSCB “We as a Board will support our child population to be safe in the e-world” Sample position statement

11. Stakeholders Parents Children Young people Schools Libraries • Internet cafes • Education services eg Traveller Education Service • Youth clubs • Voluntary sector

12. Who will take the strategy forward? A champion? A dedicated worker? A working group?

13. Prioritising the workload This will be dependent upon: resources available willingness of agencies to work together enthusiasm and commitment to the work the determination of your LSCB to get the work done.

14. Tensions Reporting mechanisms Joined up working Future-proofing (responding to changes in technology) Education of children/young people vs. awareness of parent(s)/carer(s) Engaging the voluntary sector and private providers.

15. Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland LSCB’s experience Overarching strategy Steering group with core members from: police, schools, libraries, broadband provider for schools, voluntary sector representative and so on Work carried out by smaller working groups.

16. Update and expand on existing practice guidance Clarify reporting mechanism for all member agencies and partners of LSCB. Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland LSCB’s experience

17. Develop an education and training strategy aimed at children, young people and members of the children’s workforce Undertake an information gathering exercise which will bring together existing principles and guidance already in use. Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland LSCB’s experience