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October 2018
paul.bradshaw@si.liverpool.gov.uk
@silesafety
Online Safety Update
FAO Headteachers, Designated Safeguarding Leads
& Computing Subject Leaders
Welcome to issue 20 of the Online Safety Update brought to you by School Improvement
Liverpool.
This half-termly update is for leaders and practitioners working with children and young
people in schools and other settings across Liverpool.
The aim is to bring you relevant information to assist you in educating children and young
people about how to keep themselves safe when using the internet and social media and for
you to give them an increased awareness of digital risks.
If you would like to access the resources referenced in this update, you can locate them by
going to this link: http://tinyurl.com/silonlinesafety1617 and looking in the SIL Online Safety
Updates 2016-18 folder.
Revised Online Safety Policy
For the past year, I have been privileged to serve as an Advisory Board Member to the
London Grid for Learning/TRUSTnet and during the last few months we have revised our
Online Safety documentation in light of the changes in Keeping Children Safe in Education,
as well as new Acceptable Use Policies for children, staff and parents.
These template documents are now available for all Liverpool schools to adopt and adapt if
they so choose. They are available at the link above or directly from
https://www.lgfl.net/online-safety/resource-centre?s=24
These documents are not about replacing your unique knowledge of your setting and the
children and young people in your care but combining that with the expertise and best
practice that we, the London Grid for Learning Safeguarding Board, see throughout the year,
so there are lots of sections to customise and options to choose from.
London Grid for Learning have also produced a range of free A3 safeguarding posters for
schools to download – https://www.lgfl.net/online-safety/resource-centre?s=33
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Online Safety references within “KCSIE” and “Inspecting
safeguarding in early years, education and skills settings”
Kent County Council have produced two excellent companion documents flagging the online
safety references in the above, respective, DFE and Ofsted documents – they are available
to download from the link in the Welcome paragraphs.
Children's lack of sleep is 'hidden health crisis', experts say
– The Guardian 01/10/18
Thousands of children and teenagers face a mounting sleeplessness crisis, with the number
of admissions to hospital of young people with sleep disorders rising sharply in six years, the
Guardian can reveal.
Experts have described the problem as a hidden public health disaster, putting the surge
down to a combination of exploding obesity levels, excessive use of social media before
bedtime and a mental health crisis engulfing young people.
Vicki Dawson, the founder of the NHS Doncaster-funded the Children’s Sleep Charity, the
only free specialist service that provides support to families for children’s sleep, said her
charity was overwhelmed by families seeking help
She said the rise was partly down to technology and the fact that the blue light from screens
suppresses the production of the sleep hormone, making it harder to fall asleep. “We are
increasingly seeing families where both parents are out working and this can mean that
bedtime becomes later, bedtime routines may be rushed or abandoned all together,” she
said.
Read more here
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Band Runner: new Thinkuknow game and website for 8-10 year
olds.
If you haven’t already seen it, CEOP have a new resource for 8-10year olds called Band
Runner. This is a fun runner-style game, available on the Thinkuknow website, which you
can use in the classroom and encourage children to play at home.
The game features the characters from Play Like Share: Sam, Alfie and Ellie who continue
their adventures, this time running through school and collecting stars and points, whilst
children support them to make decisions online. The game helps children to build their
knowledge, confidence and skills to stay safe from sexual abuse and other risks they might
encounter online.
A key area of the new site is the ‘Stay Safe’ zone that features six topic areas: Play, Like,
Share, Chat, Lock, and Explore. Children can also visit the ‘Worried About Something?’
page which provides advice and support on how to get help if something worrying has
happened online.
There is guidance for professionals, which includes a lesson plan on using Band Runner
with children and young people. CEOP also see Band Runner as being a great tool and a
unique way parents and carers can start/continue discussions in the home about online
safety – alongside having a bit of fun in the process! To help them do so CEOP have created
an information sheet which includes ‘things to discuss’ whilst playing the game. Download all
the resources here.
SELMA – tackling online hate
The closing date for the SELMA competition (flagged in the last issue) has been extended
and is this coming Thursday – October 4th so there is still time for young people aged 15-18
to enter. The team with the best idea in the UK will compete at the hackathon in Berlin in
December – see flyer at the end of this newsletter for more details,
https://swgfl.org.uk/products-services/online-safety/resources/selma-hacking-hate/
Breck’s Last Game
Breck’s Last Game is a powerful film based on the murder of Breck Bednar, aged 14, from
Surrey who was killed after being groomed online in February 2014. Secondary schools
across the county will be able to watch the film, with bespoke lesson plans, to raise
awareness of online grooming.
The trailer has just been released -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=52&v=aIwI6roEmK0
Note: if shown in the cinema it would be rated 15.
You can find out more by visiting - http://www.breckfoundation.org/
“Social Media – a guide for teachers and professionals”
This guidance recently published by Childnet International and the UK Safer Internet
Centre is essential reading for the entire school workforce – for your convenience, I have
reproduced it at the end of this update, along with Liverpool’s “Never” statements.
Did you know that, currently there have been 40 teachers this year who have received a
Prohibition Order for the misuse of social media.
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Online Safety Live
Online Safety Live returns to Liverpool on Monday 14th January from 9.30 am – 11.30 am at
Toxteth Annexe. This free to attend event features experts from the UK Safety Internet
Centre talking about emerging Online Safety issues. It’s always a great morning so please
book a place via –
www.onlinesafetylive.com NOT via Toxteth Annexe.
Appyness Online is a commercial CPD package for primary school staff, with lesson plans,
teachers’ notes, and worksheets that enables children in Year 5 and 6 to become peer-
educators to teach younger learners (and their parents / carers) about internet safety and
appropriate use. The peer educators, under teacher supervision, use a unique ‘virtual
world’, to provide information, moral dilemmas for discussion and reflection opportunities to
develop knowledge, internet safety skills and values clarification .
Appyness Online addresses five major areas of internet safety: Self-Esteem; Digital
Footprint: Screen-time; Fake Friends and Real Friends Online and Cyberbullying.
Appyness Online has been mapped against ‘Education for a Connected World’ and
contributes to the expectations of publications like the Government responses to the Internet
Safety Strategy Green Paper; the consultation on transforming children and young People’s
mental-health provision; KCSIE Guidance (2018) and the DfE Guidance on Relationships
Education & Health Education.
If you are interested and would like further information, please contact Robbie Whelan –
robbie.whelan@zeeko.ie or visit https://zeeko.ie/
If you need any advice or support relating to Online Safety matters in your school or
setting, please do not hesitate to contact me, I will always do my best to assist.
Paul Bradshaw - Senior School Improvement Officer - New Technologies & Online Safety
@silesafety
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Do you want to help combating online hate speech? Are you a
social and innovative thinker? Then, you are the ideal candidate
to participate in the SELMA “Hacking Hate” hackathon
WHAT IS THE HACKATHON ABOUT? MORE INFO
The SELMA “Hacking Hate” hackathon is a two-day event that will bring
together young people, teachers, parents, and other professionals and carers
to work on innovative (tech) tools and solutions to “hack” online hate speech.
Six teams of young people will develop their own ideas to prevent or remediate
online hate speech with the support of inspiring coaches. The final concepts
will be pitched in front of an international jury to have the chance of winning
an award.
5 5-6 December 2018 www.hackinghate.eu
Facebook Digital Learning Centre in Berlin info@hackinghate.eu
Travel and accommodation costs are covered for selected participants #SELMAhack
HOW TO APPLY?
ABOUT SELMA
1 2 3 SELMA (Social and Emotional
Learning for Mutual Awareness)
is a two-year project co-funded
by the European Commission
which aims to tackle the problem
Create your team. Think of an idea to Fill in your online of online hate speech by
Teams should be hack online hate. application. promoting mutual awareness,
composed of up to four Ideas can range from Identify an online tolerance, and respect.
young people (15 to technological solutions hate speech problem
18 years old) from an to counselling and and describe how
EU country, Norway reporting mechanism, your idea will help to
or Iceland, plus one educational actions resolve it. The six best
accompanying adult or any other ground- ideas will be selected
(teacher, youth worker, breaking strategy you to participate in the
parent...). can think of. hackathon. Funded by the Rights, Equality and
Citizenship Programme (2014-2018)
of the European Union
DEADLINE 20 SEPTEMBER 2018
Let’s hack hate together!
A guide for teachers and professionals
onlinerep.lgfl.net
Using Technology Safely Checklist.
0844 381 4772
Childnet – Using Technology Safely Checklist www.childnet.com/resources/educators-pack-for-online-safety-awareness
0844 381 4772
This guide has been written and produced by Childnet International as part of the UK
Safer Internet Centre. Copyright © 2018. Registered Charity no.1080173 V08.18Protecting your Professional Reputation
“The Nevers”
Never give personal contact details to children or young people or
communicate outside of school using personal emails, texts, social
networks, etc or meet a child or young person out of school unless
part of a planned school activity with the knowledge of your Line
Manager/Headteacher.
Never have conversations on social networking sites that make
reference to children, young people, parents or other colleagues at
the school or be derogatory about the school.
Never make any statements or post images on social networking
sites that might cause someone to question your suitability to act as
a role model to children and young people or bring your own or the
school’s reputation into disrepute.
Never communicate with parents through personal social networking
sites and you are strongly advised to declare any existing
friendships/relationships to your Line Manager.
Never use personal equipment to photograph children or young
people (always use the school’s equipment) and ensure any
photographs are only stored on the designated secure area of the
school’s network and not on portable equipment.
Never use your personal mobile phone or “wearable” in areas used
by children unless in emergencies or under an agreed protocol set
out by the Headteacher.
“Tech is part of life. Some tech is useful. Some of it isn’t. Great teachers discern”
Miles Berry
paul.bradshaw@si.liverpool.gov.uk @SILesafety
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