E-Safety workshops for Secondary Schools (KS3, KS4 & KS5)

We offer face to face training in schools and other venues, as this seems to be more successful in encouraging interaction and discussion. However, we also offer the same training remotely, using Microsoft Teams or Zoom.
 
"Paul pitched the workshop just right to engage and inform our students of the key issues surrounding the use of technology today and most importantly getting them thinking about how they can protect themselves. Student and parent feedback was really positive and all said their understanding of e-safety has improved as a result of the workshop. The accompanying booklets were also excellent." SMSC/PSHCRE Co-ordinator - John Ferneley Academy, Melton Mowbray

NB: for primary/preparatory schools or through schools from 3-18, we also offer a 20 minutes presentation for Reception/Yr1, a KS1 workshop of about 45 minutes and two different KS2 workshops of about 75 minutes, entitled Safeguarding in the Real & the Virtual World.

Key Stage 3 (Yrs 7, 8 and 9)

Interactive workshop lasting about 90 minutes, during which we focus especially on the vulnerabilities of students using camera phones, internet and bluetooth enabled devices. We explore the future problems likely to be caused by the creation of their cyber footprint - perhaps more personally damaging than the carbon footprint, about which we hear so much. We end the session by establishing ground rules for use of chatrooms and interactive sites such as Facebook.

Key Stage 4 (& Sixth Form)

We recommend separate sessions for KS3, KS4 and Sixth Form, to allow more age appropriate discussions. However, the day will be structured to your requirements.

We deliver an Interactive workshop lasting about 90 minutes, during which we focus especially on the vulnerabilities of students using camera phones, internet and Bluetooth enabled devices, but with an increased emphasis on the dangers young people face, of unwittingly committing offences on-line.

The specific aims of the KS3, KS4 and KS5 student sessions are ...

- To consider the manner in which young people use the internet (& mobile phones) now and how they will in the future.
- To develop some understanding of the difference between use and abuse of technology.
- To consider the vulnerability of photographs on phones and the internet.
- To consider how you really know who you're talking to.
- To ensure understanding of how easy it can be to become carried away with conversations & relationships in the real and the virtual world.
- To increase understanding of the indelibility of the cyber footprint.
- To consider what is grooming, how to recognise it and how to combat it.
- To consider what is cyber-bullying.
- To consider the risks associated with use of chatrooms, virtual worlds, gaming sites, Bluetooth and internet enabled devices.
- To increase awareness of the risks of committing offences online.
- To provide tools with which children and young people can safeguard themselves in their use of the internet & mobile phones.

If it fits your organisational requirements better we can deliver the workshop to some Key Stages together, but they are better when tailored to the ages of the students.

Staff and Parents

These student sessions are followed by either
a (90 minutes) staff twilight session and then a (90 minutes) parents' evening session, or
a (90 minutes) combined staff and parents' session, either as a twilight or evening event.
This can also be arranged at a weekend (for boarding schools and other residential settings).

OUR PROGRAMMES ARE ALWAYS MOST EFFECTIVE IF THEY INCLUDE A SESSION FOR PARENTS... (usually lasting about 90 minutes, depending upon the number of questions parents have.) IT IS IMPORTANT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT THE PARENTS' SESSION IS NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN

This presentation is for adults only, as it pulls no punches setting out the dangers to which young people are exposing themselves, identifying signs of concern and aiming to provide some tools for staff and parents. We illustrate the approach we have used with KS3, KS4 and KS5, so that parents are aware of the input their children have received, but the parents' session leaves nothing to the imagination!

The specific objectives of the staff & parents session(s) are:
- To raise awareness of the manner in which young people use the internet (& mobile phones).
- To consider the size of the issue now and in the future
- To raise awareness of the language of text speak.
- To increase understanding of the signs of vulnerability.
- To provide tools with which to safeguard children and young people in their use of the internet & mobile phones.