Stay Safe Online

Broadband Sandwell staff are qualified to provide CEOP's 'Think You Know' training to pupils and staff.

Please contact us to discuss the possibilites for your school.

T-Mobile UK, www.t-mobile.co.uk/adviceforparents, has a section of their website dedicated to child protection issues. It provides information on the services to help keep children safe while using mobile phones, whilst helping them understand the risks and discuss them with their children. It covers malicious communications, bullying, inappropriate content, premium rate services, spam, mobile theft and health, as well as tips and advice on

how parents can do their part.

At the DCSF Parents' Centre Using Computers and the Internet

Read the NSPCC press release about social networking sites and their Don't Hide IT campaign about sexual abuse through such sites.

Have you got your copy of these publications available from Becta?

Signposts to safety;

Teaching e-safety at Key Stages 1 and 2

and

Teaching e-safety at Key Stages 3 and 4

From the link above copies can be ordered or downloaded

Materials from the conference on 30th April

( download : e-safety 30 April 07 RHB slides.ppt by Ruth Bourne )

( download : e-safety 30 April 07 RHB slides.ppt by Ruth Hammond )

Something to think about:

What would you do if someone in your school community was being bullied?

What would you do if someone in your school community was being bullied through text messages on their mobile phone?

For some support for the answer you might like to visit Bullying UK, especially the section for pupils about cyberbullying www.bullying.co.uk/pupils/howtohelp.aspx