N-Dubz sing to beat bullying

MOBO award winning artists N-Dubz today launch an anthem to support the theme of this year’s Anti-Bullying Week, staying safe in cyberspace.

R U Cyber Safe is available as a free download and you can also watch the video

Anti-bullying week

16-20 November 2009

This year’s Anti-Bullying Week campaign is ‘Stay safe in cyberspace’. The focus on cyberbullying is reflected in the resource pack sent to schools in England and the pack of resources for FE colleges.

More about Anti-Bullying Week

Clicker grids for e-safety

Crick Software is delighted to be involved in a project in conjunction with Childnet International, the TDA, Becta, the DCSF and the UK Council for Child Internet Safety. The project, Know IT All for primary schools, contains a 3D animation called the adventures of Kara, Winston and the SMART crew. To support and reinforce this e-safety campaign, Crick Software has created related Clicker activities.

Kidsmart

Learn more about the internet and being  a SMART surfer on the new Kidsmart website.

for more information click here

Help on E-Safety

The National Education Network E-Safety Content Matrix is an interactive list of links to useful documents and websites relating to E-Safety. The Content Matrix also includes a list of Key Organisations involved in E-Safety.

Hector’s WorldTM

Children between five and seven years old can now access an online safety programme based on “Hector the Dolphin”. It was launched in May 2008, by the  Child Exploitation and Online Protection  Centre (CEOP).  (http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/5_7/hectorsworld/)

E Safety – Some control software for parents

Here are three examples of programs which provide parents with a degree of control and protection for the home computer. 

Using the Internet safely

All About Explorers was developed by a group of teachers as a means of teaching pupils about the Internet.

E-safety – Raised profile

Dr Byron has recommended the creation of a new UK Council for Child Internet Safety and is pushing to challenge the internet industry to take greater responsibility for supporting parents.

Thinking about e-safety?

Safegaurding our children online is a growing concern.    The BBC Stay Safe website is well worth exploring if you are considering developing or enhancing your existing approach to e-safety in school. It includes a range of resources with links to other useful sites.