Stop Speak Support when you see online bullying

As part of The Royal Foundation’s Taskforce on the Prevention of Cyberbullying, a panel of young people have developed a campaign to encourage other young people to take three steps when you see bullying online.

 

Stop, Speak, Support

Stop, Speak, Support aims to help young people spot cyberbullying and know what steps they can take to stop it happening and provide support to the person being bullied.

The taskforce’s campaign encourages young people who encounter cyberbullying to:

1. Stop – Take time out before getting involved, and don’t share or like negative comments.
2. Speak – Ask an adult or friend that you can trust for advice
3. Support - Give the person being bullied a supportive message to let them know they’re not alone.

The Royal Taskforce

The Royal Foundation Taskforce on the Prevention of Cyberbullying was established by The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry. The taskforce  works with the technology industry to develop a series of commitments to help prevent the cyberbullying of children and young people, together with the guidance and expertise of charities, not-for-profit organisations and independent advisors.

The Taskforce launched in May 2016 to develop an industry-wide response to the online bullying of young people.

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Advice for Professionals this Anti-Bullying Week

Kat Tremlett, a practitioner on the Professionals Online Safety Helpline, gives her advice for professionals who are concerned about cyberbullying this Anti-Bullying Week.

This Anti-bullying week the Anti-Bulling Alliance (ABA) are calling on all members of the children’s workforce to celebrate the theme ‘All Different, All Equal’. This year The Anti-Bullying Alliance are encouraging professionals to take individual and collective action to prevent bullying, creating safe environments for children where they can be themselves.

They are calling on organisations that work with young people to:

• Empower young people to celebrate what makes them, and others, unique
• Help young people understand the importance for every person to feeling valued and included in school, able to be themselves, without fear of bullying
• Encourage parents and carers to talk to their children about bullying, difference and equality
• Enable teachers and school support staff to celebrate difference and equality

What does this mean?

This blog highlights best practice strategies and resources to help organisations working with young people to take a more holistic approach to bullying prevention.

Focus on the behaviour

The term cyberbullying can lead to confusion when considering the best course of action to take post incident. Professionals should be confident in responding to online bullying incidences just as they would offline. After all it’s the behaviour that’s the problem, not the means by which it is delivered.

It’s everyone’s business

Safeguarding young people against bullying is everyone in a school’s responsibility.

In order to effectively combat bullying there has to be a culture of calling out this behaviour across the board. All staff must know what steps to take and where to go if they have concerns, as well as have the confidence to take a stand and not let any incident go, no matter how insignificant it may seem to them. .

Ultimately, bullies will find it much harder to operate in an environment where their actions are challenged and not tolerated.

Update your policies

The Education and Inspections Act 2006 requires all schools to have measures in place that encourage good behaviour and prevent all forms of bullying amongst pupils. These measures will be outlined most commonly in a schools’ behaviour, anti-bullying and acceptable use policies.

The Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014 outline requirements that the proprietor of an Academy or other independent school ensure that bullying at the school is prevented in so far as reasonably practicable, by the drawing up and implementation of an effective anti-bullying strategy.

Such policies and strategies should be reviewed, at the very least, annually but ideally termly and particularly after any bullying incident has taken place or been reported.

The policies should be easily accessible for parents and carers and it’s best practice to have policies which can also be easily interpreted by young people.  SWGfL’s template policies can be a huge help here.

Know your legal requirements

As well as The Education and Inspections Act 2006 , schools also have a legal duty to comply with:

• The Public Sector Equality Duty part of the Equality Act 2010
• Children and Families Act 2014
• The Children Act 1989
• Protection from Harassment Act 1997
• The Malicious Communications Act 1988
• The Communications Act 2003, and
• The Public Order Act 1986.

More information can also be found in the Department for Education’s Preventing and Tackling Bullying Guidance which was released earlier this year.

Know who to ask for help.

When physical bullying presents itself in school, the sanctioning and safeguarding routes to follow may seem straightforward, particularly if professionals are well versed in following these procedures.

However, when technology is involved, sometimes there is another layer of support needed. The Professionals Online Safety Helpline is open 10am-4pm Monday to Friday, and can help members of the children’s workforce with any online safety issues they or the young people they support may encounter.  

As well as being on hand to help with online safety issues, they can also help to remove harmful content where it violates a platform’s community standards.

Other Useful resources

• Resources to get involved in Anti-bullying week from the  Anti-Bulling Alliance (ABA)
• Online Safety Live; a completely free programme of events designed exclusively for professionals working with children and young people. Delivered across the whole of the UK by the South West Grid for Learning as part of their work as the UK Safer Internet Centre, these two hour briefings update members of the children’s workforce on the very latest in online safety including the latest issues, the biggest trends and the best resources: https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/online-safety-live
• Cyberbullying resources: This is a collection of resources from across the UKSIC looking at how you as a teacher can Understand, prevent and respond to online bullying
• Social Media Checklists; developed by SWGfL and delivered as part of their work as the UK Safer Internet Centre, these checklists provide advice and guidance on how to set privacy settings and other account settings on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat: https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/social-media-checklists
• ENABLE (European Network Against Bullying in Learning and Leisure Environments) is an EU-funded project, of which SWGfL are a part, combating bullying and contributes to the well-being of young people aged 11-14 through a unique blend of social and emotional development and peer education: https://swgfl.org.uk/products-services/online-safety/enable/
• SWGfL 360 Degree Safe; a free to use self-assessment tool intended to help schools review their online safety policy and practice: https://360safe.org.uk/
• SWGfL Digital Literacy Curriculum: Free materials designed to empower pupils and students to think critically, behave safely, and participate responsibly in our digital world. Find the lessons that are just right for your classroom: https://swgfl.org.uk/products-services/online-safety/resources/digital-literacy/
• Cyberbullying Guidance; developed by Childnet and delivered as part of their work as the UK Safer Internet Centre, this guidance aims to help schools’ understand, prevent and respond to cyberbullying: http://www.childnet.com/resources/cyberbullying-guidance-for-schools
• Crossing the Line PSHE Toolkit; developed by Childnet and delivered as part of their work as the UK Safer Internet Centre, this is a practical online safety PSHE toolkit with films and lesson plans to explore online issues with pupils aged 11-14 years old: http://www.childnet.com/resources/pshetoolkit
• UK Safer Internet Centre Advice for Professionals: https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/advice-centre/teachers-and-school-staff
• Safer Internet Day (SID); Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre, SID 2018 will be celebrated globally on Tuesday 6th February 2018 with the slogan “Create, Connect and Share Respect: A better internet starts with you”. This year’s Education Packs will be released shortly providing schools with a whole host of resources and activities to help promote good digital citizenship to all ages: https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/2018
• CEOP Think U Know have recently updated their website for professionals enabling visitors to search and view Thinkuknow resources by category and age range in their pursuit to deliver education and raise awareness of online child exploitation and abuse: https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/professionals/

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Online reputation – taking care of your digital footprint, advice for young people

From applying to universities to getting a job, it’s important to have a positive digital footprint. A digital footprint is the mark that you leave behind when using the internet and can shape your online reputation. Here are our top tips to help young people with their digital footprint.

1. Search yourself:
   Google yourself to see what information is on the web about you. A Google search will show all of your public profiles, images and any other content that is linked to your name online. If content you don’t like appears in this search then you can take the necessary steps to remove it, and if any of your social media profiles appear you can change the privacy settings of them.
2. Check your privacy settings
   It’s important to know who can see the information that you are sharing online on the websites you use. Most social networking sites have privacy settings to help you manage the content you share and who you share it with; you can decide if you want your posts to be shared with your online friends and followers only or with the public. Keep in mind that your friend’s content and their settings can also affect your digital footprint. If you need to remind yourself of how to set privacy settings, then download our social media checklists.
3. Deactivate or delete old profiles
   If you no longer use your profile on a website, social networking site or app make sure you deactivate it. Deactivating a profile will mean that the content on it will no longer be searchable. You won’t be able to access a deleted account and the content on it will no longer be searchable. There is also no risk of this account being hacked without your knowledge.  
4. Think before you post
   Before you post content online eg. a photo, a status update, think about whether you would want future employers, universities, teachers, or even your Nan seeing it? Would you be happy for others to post that type of content about you? You should be proud of everything you post online, remember once it is online it could be very difficult to remove permanently.
5. Keep it positive
   Get online and create a positive digital footprint! There are many ways in which you can do this, why not:

• Start a blog
• Create a sponsorship page and raise money for charity
• Create a video to teach others a new skill
• Even post photos of the great things you like to do online and offline

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Delete or Deactivate – What to do with your old accounts

When you stop using a social networking profile or website it’s a good idea to deactivate or delete your account. This will mean that your content is no longer live and should not be searchable online; it will also remove the risk of these accounts being used by others or hacked without you knowing.

This blog gives site specific guidance about how to deactivate or delete your accounts, and what these options mean.

Facebook

On Facebook you have the options of either deactivating and deleting your account.

If you deactivate your account:

• You can reactivate it whenever you want.
• People can’t see your timeline or search for you.
• Some things may remain visible (for example: messages you sent).

To deactivate your account:

1. Click the account menu  at the top right of any Facebook page
2. Select Settings
3. Click General in the left column
4. Choose Manage your account and then scroll down to click Deactivate your account

If you delete your account:

• You can’t regain access once it’s deleted.
• Deletion is delayed for a few days after you put in a request. A deletion request is cancelled if you log back into your Facebook account during this time.
• It may take up to 90 days to delete data stored in backup systems. Your info isn’t accessible on Facebook during this time.
• Some things aren’t stored in your account. For example, a friend may have messages from you after deletion.

To permanently delete your account then you need to contact Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/help/delete_account

Instagram

You can either temporarily disable your account or permanently delete it.

If you temporarily disable your account:

• Your profile, photos, comments and likes will be hidden
• You can reactivate your account by logging back in

To disable your account:

1. Log into instagram.com from a mobile browser or computer. You can’t temporarily disable your account from within the Instagram app.
2. Tap or click  in the top right and then select Edit Profile.
3. Scroll down, then tap or click ‘Temporarily disable my account’ in the bottom right.
4. Select an option from the drop-down menu next to ‘Why are you disabling your account?’ and re-enter your password. The option to disable your account will only appear after you’ve selected a reason from the menu.
5. Tap or click ‘Temporarily Disable Account.’

If you delete your account:

• Your profile, photos, videos, comments, likes and followers will be permanently removed.
• You can’t sign up again with the same username or add that username to another account
• Deleted accounts cannot be reactivated

To delete your account:

1. Go to the Delete Your Account page. If you’re not logged into Instagram on the web, you’ll be asked to log in first (you cannot delete your account from within the Instagram app).
2. Select an option from the drop-down menu next to ‘Why are you deleting your account?’ and re-enter your password. The option to permanently delete your account will only appear after you’ve selected a reason from the menu.
3. Click or tap ‘Permanently delete my account.’

Twitter

On Twitter deactivation puts your account in a queue for permanent deletion from Twitter. Deactivation is not available on mobile devices and must be done by accessing twitter.com on the web.

Before you deactivate your account, you should know:

• Twitter only retain your user data for 30 days from the date of deactivation, after which they begin the process of deleting your account from their systems, which can take up to a week, as provided in Twitters Privacy Policy.
• You may reactivate your account at any time during these 30 days by logging in.
• You do not need to deactivate your account to change your username or email address; you can change it at any time in your account settings.
• After deactivation, your account should be removed within a few minutes, however some content may be viewable on twitter.com for a few days.

To deactivate:

1. Sign in to twitter.com on the web. 
2. Go to your Account settings and click on ‘Deactivate my account’ at the bottom of the page.
3. Read the account deactivation information. Click ‘Okay, fine, deactivate account.’
4. Enter your password when prompted and verify that you want to deactivate your account.

Snapchat

You are only able to permanently delete your account on Snapchat. It takes 30 days for the deletion to take place, in which time your account will be deactivated.

During these 30 days your friends will not be able to contact or interact with you on Snapchat. After 30 days, your account will be permanently deleted, and your username will no longer be available.

To delete your account:

1. Visit this page
2. Fill in the username and password for the account you want to delete

If you change your mind in the 30 days after deleting your account you can log back into Snapchat like you normally would using your username and password.

Further resources

Our Social Media Checklists provide all the information you need to know about deactivating or deleting accounts and you can download copies here. 

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SWGfL shortlisted for BETT Award

SWGfL, a partner in the UK Safer Internet Centre, has been shortlisted as a BETT Awards 2018 finalist

SWGfL’s latest self-review tool, 360 Data has been shortlisted as a BETT Awards 2018 finalist in the Service and Support category.

360data is a unique self-review tool designed to help organisations test and improve their data protection policies and practices. Built on the same approach as the award-winning 360 Degree Safe, the tool will help organisations understand what systems are currently in place and how to improve these.

The BETT Awards provide a showcase of resources and companies that seek to provide educators with the information, ideas and inspiration that are fundamental to the learning process.  

The winners of each category will be announced at the BETT Awards Ceremony hosted in London during the BETT show in January 2018.

Andrew Williams, SWGfL Online Safety Consultant and Data Protection specialist said:

“We are delighted that 360 Data has been shortlisted for a BETT Award, which recognises the work we are doing at SWGfL to support educational settings in the UK meet the specific challenge of data protection they face on a daily basis.”

 

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Internet Watch Foundation’s ‘Game On’ workshops with Everton FC nominated for three awards

The Internet Watch Foundation, a partner in the UK Safer Internet Centre, could win three awards in November for their campaign to educate young men.

The Internet Watch Foundation and Everton Football Club have been nominated for three prestigious awards for their joint campaign, See It, Report It, which educates young men about how to stay safe online.

Game On

The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), an independent not-for-profit organisation which works to remove images of child sexual abuse from the internet, partnered with Everton in August this year and held 30 bespoke workshops across Everton Football Club’s youth teams and wider footballing community. Due to its success, the See It, Report It campaign has been developed into a suite of workshops available to any sports club called Game On.

The workshops aimed to help young men take responsibility for their sexual behaviour and to understand the impact on others, increase awareness of how to report child sexual abuse material to the IWF Hotline, help young men develop an understanding of what is legal and illegal sexual behaviour, and help them understand how to keep themselves safe online.

The target audience of the campaign was men aged 16 to 24 - research has shown this group is most likely to stumble across online child sexual abuse images and videos and least likely to report it.

Nominated for three awards

The campaign has now been nominated for the Innovation Award at the Football Business Awards on 2 November, as well as an award for the Best Club Marketing Sponsors and Engagement at the Northwest Football Awards on 13 November. Lastly, it is up for Best Partnership at the CorpComms Magazine Awards on 23 November.

Susie Hargreaves OBE, IWF CEO, said:

“These award nominations show the huge impact the Game On workshops had on the young men who took part.

“If young men are the group most likely to stumble across this imagery then awareness among this group is essential, and that is where these workshops have succeeded. There was an extensive amount of independent evaluation following this campaign. It found that if a young man has heard of IWF, and know what we do, then he is more likely to report child sexual abuse material if he accidentally sees this while on the internet.

“Our goal to educate these young players to keep cyber-safe for their own wellbeing has also been a real success and we are so thrilled to have been nominated for the three awards.

“Working with Everton has been amazing, they’ve been pioneers in online safety education. The support Everton has across the globe has the potential to influence tens of thousands of young men so we’re really grateful to them for their unwavering support.”

See it, Report It

The workshops were part of the wider ‘See it, Report It’ campaign aimed at all young men across the country, which included a themed match day at Everton, flyers, posters, social media and campaign videos.

A recent anonymous reporter to the IWF credits the campaign for his decision to report what he saw online:

“came across this webpage, pictures of underage girls needs to removed (sic). Instead of just closing the page I thought I would report the incident instead from a campaign by Everton Football Club. Thanks, [name redacted]”.

Adam Green, Head of Safeguarding at Everton Football Club, said:

“There is a stigma around sensitive issues like this but we are not afraid to take the lead in the world of football to help promote positive and educational safety messages to both our fans and the wider community. It is great to hear that online content is being reported to IWF as a result of the campaign.”

The Game On project has been supported by an Advisory Board made up from leading charities and online safety experts. Following the successful pilot campaign with Everton, the workshops are now available for any groups across the country to take part, for all young people aged 11 to 24. Go to https://gameon.iwf.org.uk/ to find out more. To read more about the See It, Report It campaign, go to https://evertonfc.iwf.org.uk

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Safer Internet Day 2017 Impact Report published

Safer Internet Day 2017 reached more people than ever before, with 3 million children and 2 million parents hearing about the day!

Our impact report looks at the reach of Safer Internet Day 2017 and the positive impact that it had on children, young people, parents, carers, and teachers.

There was a huge range of Safer Internet Day supporters this year, with 1,645 organisations spreading the word of the day, running activities and joining in on social media.  The joint action of these supports resulted in Safer Internet Day 207 being the biggest one yet:

• The Safer Internet Day Thunderclap started the day with  a reach of over 7 million, and the hashtag #SID2017 was trending all day on Twitter
• There were more than 500,00 downloads of our Safer Internet Day Education Packs
• Our Safer Internet Day video content and SID TV films  had over 1 million views

Read the full impact report

Highlights:

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