Category: Digital Wellbeing

Digital Wellbeing Updates- November 2022 (2)- WIZE

Please see below for Digital Wellbeing Updates-

Planning Event, 22^nd NovemberAt this free hybrid event for Scotland you’ll hear from UK Safer Internet Centre, Internet Watch Foundation and Ofcom about the Safer Internet Day campaign, free educational materials and the latest trends and research into children’s online lives. Safer Internet Day 2023 Planning Event Scotland Tickets, Tue 22 Nov 2022 at 13:00 | EventbriteEducational ResourcesUK Safer Internet Centre has released a set of online safety educational resources to support professionals working with or for children and young people. The resources are tailored to 3– to 18-year-olds and include lesson plans, assemblies, games and other activities for children.Educational Resources – UK Safer Internet Centre

Internet Safety Day 2023- Free Hybrid Planning Event! – Digital Wellbeing

Safer Internet Day Planning Event, 22^nd NovemberAt this free hybrid event for Scotland, you’ll hear from UK Safer Internet Centre, Internet Watch Foundation and Ofcom about the Safer Internet Day campaign, free educational materials and the latest trends and research into children’s online lives. Book your ticket to watch the livestream or attend in person in Edinburgh on 22^nd NovemberSafer Internet Day 2023 Planning Event Scotland Tickets, Tue 22 Nov 2022 at 13:00 | Eventbrite

Digital Wellbeing Updates- November 2022- Online Safety

Childline campaign to help children at risk of sexual exploitationChildline has launched a new campaign ‘The Full Story’ to connect more young people at risk of, or experiencing sexual exploitation with Childline. Short films using real Childline cases and posters have been developed to support the campaign.The Full Story | Childline Leah’s Story | The Full Story | Childline – YouTubeOnline harm and abuse – findings and learning from case reviewsNSPCC Learning has published a summary of findings and learning around online harm and abuse from case reviews published between 2015 and 2022.Online harm and abuse: learning from case reviews | NSPCC Learning

WIZE- Digital Wellbeing- Safer Internet Day

Safer Internet Day -Theme Announced !The UKSIC has announced the theme for next year’s Safer Internet Day, taking place on 07 February 2023. The theme, ‘Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online’ will focus on encouraging children and young people to shape the online safety support that they receive.Theme announced for Safer Internet Day 2023! – UK Safer Internet Centre

WIZE- Digital Wellbeing Update

Protecting Children OnlineCyberScotland have published a blog for parents on ‘Protecting Children and young people online’ with a link to an interactive online security challenge from the National Cyber Security Centre, aimed at 7-11 year oldsProtecting children and young people online – Cyber Scotland CyberSprinters – NCSC.GOV.UKCyberbullyingThe online security company McAfee has published a report exploring the extent of cyberbullying that children face in different parts of the world (including in the UK). Cyberbullying in Plain Sight (mcafee.com)Child Sexual Abuse ImageryThe Guardian reports on new data from The Internet Watch Foundation on child sexual abuse imagery in the first six months of 2022 in the UK.Huge rise in self-generated child sexual abuse content online, report finds | Internet safety | The GuardianOnline Extremism and RadicalisationThe Guardian has published a news story on its investigation into children exposed to online extremism and radicalisation by far-right groups online.https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/aug/03/revealed-uk-children-ensnared-far-right-ecosystem-online

Healthy Relationships Resources from CEOP (August 2022)

CEOP has released a new resource created to help develop understanding around healthy relationships and unhealthy behaviours for children aged 12-14 to help protect them from harmful sexual behaviour both off and online.Respecting me, you, us – RSE lessons (thinkuknow.co.uk)

Digital Wellbeing- June 2022 Online Safety Updates

Online safety and the dark web

The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Command (CEOP) of the National Crime Agency (NCA) has released resources for use by professionals and parents and carers to understand the dark web. Dark Web Explained (thinkuknow.co.uk) (for professionals) The Dark Web Explained (thinkuknow.co.uk) (for parents and carers)

Keeping Children Safe: Tackling Technology Assisted Harmful Sexual Behaviour Online Conference

This free online conference from Stop It Now! Scotland takes place on Monday 27th June 14:00 – 17:00. This online conference will showcase learning from Reducing Online Sexual Abuse (ROSA) project that ran between 2018 and 2021 in Glasgow. The conference aims to reach practitioners and operational and strategic managers in social care, education, police and health settings. Keep Children Safe : Tackling Technology Assisted Harmful Sexual Behaviour Tickets, Mon 27 Jun 2022 at 14:00 | Eventbrite

Online Bullying Podcast

Ofcom has released the second episode of their new podcast series ‘Life online’ which explores themes around online safety. This episode centres on cyberbullying and includes three teenagers sharing their own experiences of online bullying. Online Bullying in the Digital Playground – Life Online | Podcast on Spotify

Online safety SEND resources

Childnet has released new resources around online safety to support young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) aged 11 and over. Thrive Online | Childnet

Online Safety- WIZE Updates May 2022

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has released new figures on child sexual abuse and child sexual exploitation online. Findings include: 97% of all child sexual abuse material identified in 2021 featured the sexual abuse of girls, compared with 65% of all imagery ten years ago.

The Internet Watch Foundation | IWF | IWF

Channel 4 has aired a documentary on the Metaverse, which looks at the harmful content young people could be exposed to on the 3D virtual online community.
Inside the Metaverse Are You Safe? Dispatches – All 4 (channel4.com)

The May 2022 edition of the CyberScotland Bulletin

has been published.

May 2022 – Cyber Scotland

CLPL Opportunity

Keeping Children Safe: Tackling Technology Assisted Harmful Sexual Behaviour Conference

Monday 27^th June 14:00 – 17:00 online via Microsoft Teams

Cost: FREE

Stop It Now! Scotland, in partnership with the RS Macdonald Trust.

Technology assisted harmful sexual behaviour online is when children and young people use the internet or technology such as mobile phones to engage in sexual activity that may be harmful to themselves or others. It is a growing issue for all professionals with a role safeguarding children and young people.

This online conference will showcase learning from Reducing Online Sexual Abuse (ROSA) project that ran between 2018 and 2021 in Glasgow. The project was co-located in Shawlands Academy a large high school in Glasgow and the HALT project for children who have engaged in harmful sexual behaviour. Throughout the four years we worked with young people who displayed online harmful sexual behaviour and also engaged collaboratively with young people to develop initiatives that prevent online peer on peer sexual abuse, harassment and exploitation in school settings.

To register for this FREE event please visit Eventbrite here.

WIZE- Digital Wellbeing- Important Cyber Safety Information

The National Cyber Security Centre are encouraging schools and Local Authorities to sign up for the following services :

Mail Check – supports schools and Local Authorities with keeping messages encrypted as they are sent over the internet. Mail check also help prevent various attacks.

Web check -Web Check checks your websites for common web vulnerabilities and misconfigurations. The checks are designed to impose low load on sites and to avoid damaging them.

These are two pioneering services that help organisations identify potential cyber security issues and fix them promptly.