Child Internet Safety: Leading challenges, effective responses and strategies for minimizing risk online

WEDNESDAY 28 OCTOBER 2015
JOHN MCINTYRE CONFERENCE CENTRE, CENTRAL EDINBURGH
ONE-DAY CONFERENCE
Event Outline
Featuring a range of expert speakers, this one-day training conference will comprise three core strands. By attending the event you will learn about –
Cyber bullying and Sexting
- The dangers and impact of these leading challenges to child online safety in Scotland
- Effective responses and strategies for minimizing the risks
E-safety in Scotland’s schools
- Embedding online safety into the Curriculum for Excellence and promoting a whole school approach to responsible use
- Reviewing and improving e-safety provision in Scottish schools using the 360 degree safe self-assessment tool (developed by South West Grid for Learning and rolled out by Education Scotland last year)
Partnership working on e-safety
- Developing collaborative strengths-based approaches
- The benefits of engaging with a range of groups to promote child online safety – creating a better, safer internet together
Join colleagues from schools, local authorities and the third sector and seize this opportunity to discuss how we can strike the right balance between keeping children safe online and ensuring they become highly competent, confident and responsible digital citizens.
Supported by
Speakers

Ron Richards
E-Safety Consultant, South West Grid for Learning

Alison Preston
Head of Media Literacy Research, Ofcom

Brian Donnelly
Director, respectme

Professor Andy Phippen
Professor of Social Responsibility in IT, Plymouth University

Hilary Kidd
Digital Academy Manager, Young Scot

Heather Smith
Principal Officer – Child Care & Protection Training and Development, City of Edinburgh Council

Eileen Prior
Executive Director, Scottish Parent Teacher Council
Agenda
0845-0930 Registration and morning refreshments
0930-0940 Chair’s welcome and introduction
Hilary Kidd, Digital Academy Manager, Young Scot
Child Online Safety – leading challenges and responses
0940-1005 Setting the scene – what children are doing online
- Overview of children’s media use, including which devices they prefer for which types of activities
- How do children use social media and games, and how has this changed over time?
- What are the risks that they identify online, and what strategies do parents employ to try to keep their children safe?
Alison Preston, Head of Media Literacy Research, Ofcom
1005-1030 Discussion topic 1 – Addressing Cyber Bullying
- Is there anything unique about Cyber Bullying?
- Should we adopt a uniform approach to all forms of bullying behaviour?
- How should we record and monitor incidents and resolutions?
- What does an impact-focussed response actually mean?
- And how can we help restore what is lost when bullying occurs?
Brian Donnelly, Director, respectme
1030-1040 Opportunities for questions and discussion
1040-1100 Tea and coffee break, opportunities for networking
1100-1140 Discussion topic 2 – Sharing intimate personal images and videos
- Emerging trends and leading challenges
- What are ‘acceptable’ social attitudes and behaviours?
- Are the boundaries changing?
- And what does this mean for young people’s digital empowerment and e-safety?
Professor Andy Phippen, Professor of Social Responsibility in IT, Plymouth University (video presentation)
E-safety in Schools
1140-1220 E-safety in schools – reviewing and improving your online safeguards
- How the 360 degree safe tool can help schools in review and improvement
- What we know about online safety in schools in the UK from 360 degree safe data and from E-Safety Mark assessments
Ron Richards, E-Safety Consultant, South West Grid for Learning
1220-1245 Opportunities for questions and discussion
1245-1330 Buffet lunch, opportunities for networking
1330-1335 Chair’s welcome back
Working together on e-safety
1335-1400 iRights: working together to make the internet a more empowering place for children and young people
Hilary Kidd, Digital Academy Manager, Young Scot
1400-1420 Parents as Partners in e-Safety and Online Protection
Eileen Prior, Executive Director, Scottish Parent Teacher Council
1420-1445 Developing collaborative strengths-based approaches to child online safety
Heather Smith, Principal Officer – Child Care & Protection Training and Development, City of Edinburgh Council
Leading into a World Café-style discussion…
1445-1545 “Creating Capabilities with Young People to Keep Safe Online”
World Café-style roundtable and whole-audience discussions
1545 Chair’s closing remarks
Venue
Hosted by
John McIntyre Conference Centre,
Pollock Halls,
18 Holyrood Park Road,
Edinburgh,
EH16 5AY
t: 0131 651 2189
www.edinburghfirst.co.uk/venues/john-mcintyre-conference-centre