A new BBC app, OWN IT, uses machine-learning to to support young people beginning to use the internet and social media. Assistance for young people includes: considering how the use of certain words could be perceived by others; deciding whether to share personal information on social media; understanding how phone use late at night can…
Ofsted has published findings from three joint targeted area inspections which investigated the multi-agency response to child exploitation and children missing from home, care or education in spring 2018. Key findings include: all children are vulnerable to exploitation, regardless of perceived vulnerabilities; agencies should learn from past child sexual exploitation cases; children’s needs and safety…
From the Anti-Bullying Alliance – a brilliant website https://www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/news-insight/news/children-want-adults-show-more-respect-each-other-ahead-anti-bullying-week
Children’s services: What do we know about the children most in need? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-46049154
From a survey conducted by the NSPCC and LGfL: 24% of children have livestreamed – of these children 6% were asked to remove their clothes 12% of children have video-chatted with someone they have not met face-to-face – of these children 11% were asked to remove their clothes Read details from this survey here livestreaming-video-chatting-nspcc
The Home Office has published promotional materials to be used to help raise awareness of the harmful health consequences associated with female genital mutilation (FGM) and reinforce that the practice is illegal in the UK. The campaign material signposts the NSPCC’s free 24-hour FGM helpline 0800 028 3550 which can be contacted anonymously. FGM Campaign…
In a survey produced by Digital Schoolhouse (September 2018) regarding e-safety education, 30% of students responding believed that what their school covers has little to no relevance to their use of technology outside school. The full article presents some fascinating insights from a pupil’s perspective and can be seen here online-safety-pupils-perspective-report You can also Click here to find an Advanced…
This article explores the different relationships that young people form in their neighbourhoods, schools and online that can feature violence and abuse, with parents & carers carrying little influence. Click below to view the pdf What is contextual safeguarding?
The 2008 Byron Review “Safer Children in a Digital World” was written by Professor Tanya Byron and commissioned by then-prime minister Gordon Brown to report on internet and video game use by children in the UK with recommendations on how best to ensure their safety. 10 years on…..from Tanya Byron “Ten years ago I was…
School leader Keziah Featherstone recently shared this article in the TES. She makes some really important points about disclosing. I’ve shared it here, so you don’t miss it. Children making disclosures about problems at home won’t always be direct about it – sometimes a face-to-face chat isn’t the best way to glean information Jonny was…