Internet filtering in the context of e-safety always stirs a great, and sometimes emotive debate. Schools are a great source of discussion in this area as they have been subjected to a filtering requirement since the very first days of internet connectivity. In my previous role as a service manager for a large local authority […]
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Making the Internet a Safer Place Recent high profile media reports have stirred some interesting debates surrounding the extent and ease to which child abuse images are available on the Internet. This has further fuelled debates about how we can make the Internet a safer place. The phrase “making the Internet a safer place” is
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Cyberbullying is fast becoming the scourge of social networks. e-Safety is many things, with many risks and significant concerns, and there is a lot of scaremongering surrounding e-safety. But when it comes to the death of a child through suicide there is a rage inside of me which is continually fuelled through the apathy of
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Parental engagement is an important part of whole-school and community e-safety. A fundamental part of this are the parents themselves.But if you don’t know what the parents do/don’t know, and you don’t know how children are using digital devices and the Internet at home you won’t know what you need to know. This is also
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What a strange thing to say; but it isn’t me saying it, it is the very people we are trying to help stay safe. A quick scan through some of the more popular social media sites and you won’t have any difficulty finding posts from children and young people about an e-safety lesson they’ve had;
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