Internet Safety Training in regards to Children
Aims:
To enable foster careers to appropriately respond to online threats.
Objectives:
- Explore types of threats to children from online sources
- Describe sources of advice and information
- Understand ways to safeguard children and young person’s online
- Be able to respond appropriately to concerns you may have
Target Audience:
Foster careers that are supporting children and young people in their home.
Course Content:
- Introductions
- Children’s online risk and safety
- Cyberbullying
- Meeting online contacts off line
- Sexual soliciting and grooming
- Pornography and other harmful content
- UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS)
- Internet and mobility, Youth technology trends
- Smartphone’s, tablets, Personal computers and game stations- access is all around
- What to do - Safeguarding children’s online experiences
- Evaluations and endings
Commentary:
Ninety-nine percent of children aged 12-15 use the internet, as do 93% of 8-11 year olds and 75% of 5-7 year olds. New media technology means that the ways in which children are accessing online content are changing and ever evolving. Department for Education, working closely with the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) has produced evidence that enables us to address the issues and challenges faced.
This course provides a context to discuss awareness issues and how to appropriately respond, as well as providing links to sources support and further reading.
To find out more about these courses please contact our office on 01922 683976 to speak to one of our team or email us on info@apex-ct.co.uk or complete our course interest form by clicking here.
