e-Safety:

Cyberbullying in the virtual playground

Karen Stewart [email protected]

Agenda

What is Cyberbullying?

Cyberbullying methods Consequences Support

What is cyberbullying, exactly?

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.

Childline

Cyberbullying Research Centre survey: half of young people have experienced some form of cyber bullying, and 10 to 20 percent experience it regularly Cost of dealing with Cyberbullying in teaching hours is almost £18 million per year in the UK says charity Beatbullying Being left out causes more emotional harm than other types of bullying finds NFER

Star Wars Kid

Cyberbullying methods: Text messages Pictures or video Phone calls Email Chatrooms and IM Social Networks Websites

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

Am I a Cyberbully?

• Sent a Facebook message or text using someone else’s account? • Teased or frightened someone over IM?

• Forwarded a private text without the permission of the other person?

• Posted pictures or information about someone without their consent? • Sent rude or scary things to someone, even if you were just joking?

• Used someone else’s password for any reason without their permission?

• Posted rude things or lies about someone online?

The Bully Consequences The Victim

The Cybersurvey

2009 2010

29% 32% • • • • • • • • • 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

2011

32%

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

What other e-safety issues do we need to be aware of?

Where’s Klaus?

Sexting

Why young people ‘Sext’ Coercion Boyfriend/girlfriend want the picture The idea that sexting will attract someone you’re interested in To prove to a boyfriend or girlfriend that you completely trust him or her

Online Grooming

Internet trolls

What should young people do?

Don’t reply Save the evidence Tell a trusted adult

Speak out!

Help and support

Why do we need to take action?

Schools have a duty of care Ofsted Inspection The Byron Review

“...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.”

Why do we need to take action?

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

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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

Policies and practise

Does your school have an e-safety policy?

1. Yes 2. No

60% 40% 1 2

Are staff, pupils and parents consulted in reviewing the policy?

1. Yes 2. No

60% 40% 1 2

Do you regularly have staff training sessions on current e-safety issues?

53%

1. Yes 2. No

47% 1 2

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 pupils E-safety presentations for parents E-safety presentations for Governors

e-Safety:

Cyberbullying in the virtual playground

Karen Stewart [email protected]