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How do YOU keep YOUR children safe online?
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What did you do today or at the
weekend to keep your child safe?
swimming
crossing the road
riding a bike
running around the park
theme park
zoo
"Since opportunities and risks online go hand in hand,
efforts to increase opportunities may also increase risks,
while efforts to reduce risks may restrict children’s
opportunities. EU Kids Online
To keep your children safe you need to
Recognise the issues
Judge the level of risk
Decide what you need to do to keep your child safe
"Since opportunities and risks online go hand in hand,
efforts to increase opportunities may also increase risks,
while efforts to reduce risks may restrict children’s
opportunities. EU Kids Online
The National Curriculum: E-safety…
At KS1: use technology safely and respectfully, keeping personal information
private; identify where to go for help and support when they have concerns
about content or contact on the internet or other online technologies.
At KS2: use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise
acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report
concerns about content and contact.
EU Kids Online – 2013 Report
Towards a better internet for children
Of 9-16 year olds, SNS users keep their profile private
Sent personal information to someone they have never met face-
to-face
Of 9-16 year olds have seen sexual images on websites
Go online via a mobile phone or handheld device
Of 11-16 year olds have seen potentially harmful user-generated
content e.g hate, pro-anorexia, self harm sites
Of children go online in their bedrooms
of 9-16 year olds, SNS users keep their profile private, 28% have it
partially private, 26% have it public
sent personal information to someone they have never met
face-to-face
of 9-16 year olds have seen sexual images on websites
go online via a mobile phone or handheld device
of 11-16 year olds have seen potentially harmful user-
generated content e.g. hate, pro-anorexia, self harm sites
of children go online in their bedrooms
EU Kids Online – 2013 Report
Towards a better internet for children
Attitudes to Media
Ofcom - 2013
TV
Gaming
Mobile phone
Internet
Other
There are risks all around……
Content
• Illegal
• Inappropriate
• Unsuitable
• Obsession/
Addiction
• Expense: • Advertising
• Gambling
• Auctions
Contact
• Bullying
• Grooming
• Abuse
• Identity theft
KS2 Jigsaw Toddler Girl on Stage
Conduct
• privacy issues
• digital footprint
• health and well-being
• UGC / Sexting
• copyright
UK children have shifted from accessing the internet via a desktop
computer to accessing it primarily via a smartphone or laptop/tablet
Children are using the internet at ever younger ages, often before they
have skills to prevent or cope with what they encounter
Notable increase in children’s exposure to cyber bullying, race hate, pro-
anorexia content and self-harm websites but children are better prepared
for what they find
There needs to be a technical competence to manage appropriate
access combined with personal, social and sexual education
UK appears to prioritise minimising risk over maximising the opportunities.
Children are not maximising the opportunities of the internet
Emerging Trends…Net Children Go
Mobile - July 2014
Conclusion: Managing risk should continue to be
important, but greater effort should now be devoted
to optimising the benefits
“Children are not really responsible for managing
their online activity. If a parent gives permission for
a child to use the internet, they are responsible for
managing, supervising and providing guidance to
their children”.
CEOP, 2014 LSCB Conference
Don’t make assumptions…
Digital Natives
Explorative
Fearless
Confident
Accepting
Innovative
Experimental
Curious
Digitally Naive
Vulnerable
Trusting
Unquestioning
Undefended
At risk
We need to be proactive in our approach to keeping our
children safe online. Don’t assume technical ‘know how’ is
the same as knowing how to stay safe!
83% parents agree that ‘I trust my child to use the internet safely’
47% of parents agree ‘my child knows more about the internet
than I do’
Get involved in your children’s
internet use
Encourage openness and provide informal opportunities
to talk about online activity:
Find out what your child is doing online
Get them to show you
Be more familiar with their online world
Agree rules as a family about personal information, time spent
online, and contacting people via the internet.…reinforce the
SMART rules
Have a contract with your child about mobile phone use
Encourage children to behave as they would in the physical world
“Sometimes it not about giving advice, sometimes it’s
just about being there to listen to what they have to
say”
BeatBullying Mentor
Be prepared:
• Have a plan for when things do go wrong.
• Know where to go for help and advice – including
school!
• Know what your school is doing
• Support and reinforce key messages
• Find out what policies are in place in relation to e-
safety
Use child friendly search engines…..
……put shortcuts on the desktop or on tablets
Explore together how to use
online content responsibly
Encourage them to acknowledge their
research by
including web addresses at the end of
homework
Review parental settings on
home-based technology
Filter internet searches
Password Protect
Know where to go for advice
Sexting / SGII (Self Generated Indecent Images):
• ‘Sexting is illegal’ i.e. possessing an indecent image of a child, even if
you are a child yourself.
• Apps such as Snapchat make this much easier than it ever used to
be. Many believe these pictures exist for a few seconds then are
gone forever.
By giving and reinforcing the right messages from a
really young age, we can help prepare children for
the risks and dangers they might face along the way
Sexting is the exchange of self generated sexually
explicit images, through mobile picture messaging or
webcams over the internet (NSPCC)
ALL IN ONE PLACE…….
www.ccc-esafety.org.uk
Questions / thoughts?