Monday, 11 March 2013
staying safe online - PiratePad
e-safety?
Is the process of understanding and carrying out safety measures while using technology, in order to protect individuals from abuse or exposure to inappropriate materials
How important is it to police your students use of the internet?
its important to monitor and safeguard learners and ensure they don't become victims of cyber bullying, trolling, scam or are exposed to inapropriate material
The five most important points summised from the video are as follows;
1. The child's Act 2004 developed the ECM (Every Child Matters) framework that covers the welfare of a child up to the age of 19.
2. Each local area has the responsibility to set up a Local Safeguarding Childrens Board which can offer support and training to colleges. However, this is not obligatory so would need to be asked for.
3. OFSTED are the regulatory body responsible for assesing and monitoring the e-safety and safeguarding procedures, policies and impact within colleges. This came as a result of the Byron Review which recommended that OFSTED investigated the level of e-safety within colleges.
4. There are self-evaluation forms that colleges can complete in order to assess their current e-safety and safeguarding mechanisms and see if improvements need to be made in accordance with OFSTED's framework.
5. If OFSTED visit a college and deem that it has inadequate e-safety and safeguarding procedures, policies and impact then it can result in the overall grade being lowered.
Extension:
More information can be found on OFSTED's website http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/search/apachesolr_search/esafety
Also the department of education's website http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/pupilsupport/pastoralcare/b00198456/principles-of-e-safety
Read more: http://eteaching.hyperboards.com/action/view_topic/topic_id/3/post_id/47#47#ixzz2NEi05ReA
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