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This report is based on evidence from a small-scale survey carried out between April and July 2009 in 35 maintained schools in England. It evaluates the extent to which the schools taught pupils to adopt safe and responsible practices in using new technologies...
There is a Newsround special tonight narrated by David Tennant entitled Caught In The Web. The 20 minute episode tackles the dangers of meeing someone you have first met online. It is being aired tonight Tuesday 9th February at 16:55 and repeated at 18...
The new e-safety resources created by CEOP are now available to download (with the exception of 2 downloads). Lee and Kim's Magical Adventures are aimed at pupils aged 4-7. The pack contains an animated cartoon, song, set of lesson plans and resources...
Childnet has worked with Clicker to present a simplified version of the animation featuring Captain Kara in an on-screen talking book format, covering the five chapters of the adventure and offering the opportunity for reinforcement of the key messages...
With e-safety now focusing more prominately in the renewed Ofsted Framework (Safeguarding). Becta has created a self evaluation checklist that schools may find useful to check if all the e-safety elements are in place within their school. So why not open...
A new website to help parents understand more about their child's Internet use has been set up by Vodafone. http://parents.vodafone.com This has been developed in conjunction with Mumsnet. The aim of the website is to help parents play an active and...
In its white paper, Your child, your schools, our future , the DCSF proposes piloting the use of social networking sites such as Netmums and Dad Talk, giving parents the opportunity to meet at the 'virtual school gates' to share advice and information...
Two-thirds of 5-7 year olds now use the internet at home, rising to over three-quarters of 8-11 year olds and over four-fifths of 12-15s. Of these, one fifth of 5-7 year olds use the internet without an adult present, as do almost half of 8-11 year olds...
The schedule for Teachers TV this week is focussing on child safety and in particular there are two programmes on esafety. Both have been shown before and can be downloaded from the website. See http://www.teachers.tv/node/34948 Heidi
Social networking websites, particularly those popular with children and young people, are frequently on the receiving end of criticism. However, SuperClubsPlus (for primary-aged children) and GoldStarCafe (for 11- to 14-year-olds) offer children a safe...
A report published by Intuitive Media suggests that when looking at children's everyday online behaviour, there is still significant leeway for them to stray into risky behaviour online with over a third of children (38%) using their computers alone...
Teachers accessing social networking sites for personal use during school hours " A primary school teacher accused of spending hours on the internet during class time, using social network sites including Facebook, has been found guilty of professional...
Title of Conference Safeguarding for an Online World Where Kent Police College, Maidstone, Kent ME15 9DW When The same conference will run on Tue 07 Oct 08 - 1 day - 9:00 to 16:00 and Mon 03 Nov 08 - 1 day - 9:00 to 16:00 Designed for: Headteachers from...
A new report , compiled for Childnet International and funded by Becta, has been launched providing teachers and lecturers with a comprehensive guide to social networking services. It includes an evaluation tool designed to walk teachers through key features...