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e-Safety: Cyberbullying in the virtual playground. Karen Stewart kstewart@rm.com. Agenda. What is Cyberbullying? Cyberbullying methods Consequences Support.
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e-Safety:Cyberbullying in the virtual playground Karen Stewart kstewart@rm.com
Agenda What is Cyberbullying? Cyberbullying methods Consequences Support
Cyberbullying is when a person or a group of people uses the internet, mobile phones, online games or any other kind of digital technology to threaten, tease, upset or humiliate someone else. What is cyberbullying, exactly? Childline
What’s different about cyberbullying? • it can occur at any time of day, anywhere • • the audience can be large and reached instantly • • it can be unintentional
Consequences The Victim The Bully
The Cybersurvey • A photo send round to deliberately humiliate • Insults because of disability • Insults calling them gay • Unwanted sexual words or suggestions • Racist words or comments • Name calling • Texting arranging to meet, then changing plans on purpose to exclude them • Bullying carrying on from ‘school-life’ • Scary or threatening messages
More than a quarter of 10 to 11 year olds had experienced a nasty or unpleasant text 39% of 10 to 11 year olds and 77% of 12 to 13 year olds have Facebook or other social networking page Cyberbullying peaks at age 14 to 15, and 92% have a Facebook page Adherence to e-safety advice is at its lowest at age 14 to 15
Schools have a duty of care Ofsted Inspection The Byron Review Why do we need to take action? • “...in all schools action is taken at a whole-school level to ensure that e-safety is mainstreamed throughout the school’s teaching, learning and other practices. In particular I recommend that: • 100% of schools should have AUPs that are regularly reviewed, monitored and agreed with parents and students.”
Inspectors will consider: • the effectiveness of safeguarding arrangements to ensure that there is safe recruitment and that all pupils are safe. This includes: • the promotion of safe practices and a culture of safety, including e-safety.
Grade descriptor (Outstanding): All groups of pupils feel safe at school and at alternative provision placements at all times. They understand very clearly what constitutes unsafe situations and are highly aware of how to keep themselves and others safe, including in relation to e-safety
Features of Good and Outstanding Practice WHOLE SCHOOL APPROACH: Leadership makes e-safety a priority across all areas ROBUST REPORTING: Clearly understood school-based reporting Report Abuse buttons (e.g. CEOP) STAFF: Accredited e-safety award Regular up-to-date-training POLICIES: Rigorous e-safety policies and procedures in place Regularly updated Integrated with other relevant policies EDUCATION: Flexible, relevant, engaging curriculum which promotes e-safety Peer mentoring programmes in place
Does your school have an e-safety policy? • Yes • No
Are staff, pupils and parents consulted in reviewing the policy? • Yes • No
Do you regularly have staff training sessions on current e-safety issues? • Yes • No
Cyber bullying of teachers “The head teachers' union says it is increasingly concerned about internet bullying of teachers.”
Reliability of information Do you believe everything you see online?
E-safety training and workshops for staff E-safety assemblies and workshops for pupilsE-safety presentations for parentsE-safety presentations for Governors
e-Safety:Cyberbullying in the virtual playground Karen Stewart kstewart@rm.com