E- SAFETY Resources for teachers and trainees

Stephen Carrick-Davies - Childnet Ruth Hammond - Becta

Resulting in real pressure on

schools to teach and resolve

issues

TEACHERS NEED SUPPORT !

WHY IS E-SAFETY IMPORTANT?

Explosion in “Web 2” & social

networking plus delivery of mobile Internet promise!

Rise in awareness of dangers and

risks Eg online grooming + cyberbullying

And

The ‘C’ of ICT is the most dangerous

ie Communication which can lead to Contact

BALANCE AND PERSPECTIVE

E-safety is a child safety issue not an ICT issue!

• Range of Government responses: CEOP, Byron Review, ECM, Education & Inspection Act etc.

POSITIVE RESPONSES:

• Range of positive awareness resources produced including:

• 2005 ‘KIA for Schools’ to every school + ‘Jenny’s Story’ created

• 2007 ‘KIA for Parents’ CD ROM + (1 million)

• Cyberbullying resources• CEOP resources for schools

But… how do we empower and equip the 800,000 adults working in schools and how does this issue get mainstreamed into the curriculum ?

Childnet approached TDA & Microsoft if we could undertake research to:

– Evaluate the need for E-Safety in the ITT curriculum – Review existing e-safety resources via online evaluation– Conduct Face to Face sessions with 400 trainee teachers– Make clear, practical recommendations for implementation

It started with an e-mail …..

From: John Woollard To: Mary Louise MorrisSubject: Know IT all

I’d be interesting in obtaining a kit and promoting it to my 21 trainee IT teachers or even my 250 secondary trainee teachers.

Regards, John.Dr John Woollard Lecturer in Information Technology EducationPGCE Secondary IT Curriculum Tutor Tutor for PGCE ICT, CBLT and GTP programmes

Go “upstream” and train and equip

teachers coming into the profession

STRATEGIC APPROACH

Reach, train and equip existing

teachers through their CPD.

And

Through introductory website, and links to leading resources, plus self study DVD leaflets and Tutors’ guide.

CONTENT PREVIEW

1) Every Child Matters: – Be healthy– Stay safe – Enjoy and achieve– Make a positive contribution– Achieve economic well-being

From maltreatment, neglect, violence and sexual exploitationFrom accidental injury and deathFrom bullying and discriminationFrom crime and anti-social behaviour in and out of schoolHave security, stability and are cared for

2) Safeguarding Children in Education – Sept 2004 3) Working Together to Safeguard Children (11.58-11.62)

schools have a duty of care - both inside and outside school 4) DCSF ‘Harnessing technology’ – the e-strategy with

“personalised learning and anytime anywhere learning”5) OFSTED Self Evaluation Framework

4b the extent to which learners adopt safe and responsible practices in using new technologies, including the Internet.

THE POLICY PERSPECTIVE

ISSUES FOR SCHOOLS TO CONSIDER *

• Who is responsible for teaching e-safety?– In primary/secondary phase?– Whole school issue of child safety not ICT!– Technological issues

• At what age should safety lessons start?• How can parents be involved?• What support is there in schools for teachers in the

event of a ‘disclosure’?• Advent of 3G and ‘mobile internet’• Protection for staff – AUP• Damage to network through downloading of files/viruses• Data security• Identifiable/contactable/pupil email addresses/images on

web sites• Accessing inappropriate web content at school• External issues being brought into school – eg

cyberbullying

WHAT SHOULD SCHOOLS BE AWARE OF ?

INTEGRATED APPROACH

TEACHER TRAINING & CPD

Teachers urgently need help in

understanding the technology and

safeguarding issues.

HELPS STRENGTHEN THE HOME/SCHOOL

ICT SAFETY

Teachers will be better equipped to support

parents in keeping their children safe online

PRACTICAL CURRICULUM-RELEVANT RESOURCES

Supremely relevant to the Curriculum and E-safety education gives unique

opportunity to address offline issues with relevancy, child-

centricity and impact

SUMMARY

E- SAFETY Resources for teachers and trainees

www.childnet.com/kia