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Cyberbullying: UK resources

Cyberbullying: UK resources. Resources:. Safe to Learn: Cyberbullying CEOPS Anti-Bullying week BeatBullying: Cybermentors Websites. DCSF Safe to Learn: Cyberbullying 1 www.childnet.com. What is Cyberbullying? 24/7 Large audience Profile of the bully and target Anonymity of bully

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Cyberbullying: UK resources

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  1. Cyberbullying: UK resources

  2. Resources: • Safe to Learn: Cyberbullying • CEOPS • Anti-Bullying week • BeatBullying: Cybermentors • Websites

  3. DCSF Safe to Learn: Cyberbullying 1www.childnet.com • What is Cyberbullying? • 24/7 • Large audience • Profile of the bully and target • Anonymity of bully • Unintentional • Incidents = Evidence • Cyberbullying and the law • Education and Inspections Act (2006) • Malicious Communications Act 1988

  4. DCSF Safe to Learn: Cyberbullying 2www.teachernet.gov.uk/publications • Preventing Cyberbullying: A Whole School Approach • Agreed definition for school & parents • Updating existing policies • Making reporting easier • Promoting positive use of technology • Evaluating impact of prevention activities

  5. DCSF Safe to Learn: Cyberbullying 3www.digizen.org • Responding to Cyberbullying • Supporting person being bullied • Investigating incidents • Working with the bully and sanctions • Key safety advice for children/young people and parents

  6. DCSF Safe to Learn: Cyberbullying 4 • How technology is used to bully • Mobile phones • Instant messenger • Chat rooms and message boards • Emails • Webcams • Social network sites • Video hosting sites • Virtual Learning Environments • Gaming sites, consoles and virtual worlds • When and how to contact the service provider

  7. CEOP: Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre http://www.ceop.gov.uk/ CEOP (2006): ‘the need for a coordinated and holistic approach to the issue of child protection in a digital age’ Resources for schools ‘The Way Forward’ (2010) http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk

  8. Stay safe in cyberspace Resources for: Teachers – facebook Students Parents and carers Social networking evaluation chart UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS, 2009) guidance www.dcsf.gov.uk/ukccis/index.cfm ABA Anti-Bullying Week 2009: Cyberbullying www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk

  9. Cybermentors – BeatBullying:http://cybermentors.org.uk/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 • New form of peer support in secondary schools • Training through workshops • Supported through website • Strength - constructive use of new technology • Weakness – no face to face contact

  10. Organisations and websites • www.cyberbullying.org • www.getsafeonline.org • www.kidscape.org.uk/childrenteens/cyberbullying.shtml • www.wiredsafety.org

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