GooseberryAlert12OnlineSafeguarding:Grooming

Welcometoyour‘GooseberryAlert’.Pleasefeelfreetosharethe‘GooseberryPlanetTips/ThoughtsoftheWeek’.HelpingtokeepyouandyourwholeschoolcommunitySaferOnline.

GooseberryStudent‘Tip’oftheWeekHassomeoneonlineeveractedinappropriatelytowardsyou?Oraskedyouto do something you sense is, not right? Has thismade you feel upset,uncomfortableorunsure?Ifyouareworriedorupsetbyanythingintherealworldoronline,alwaystellandtalktoatrustedadult.Rememberitisnevertoolatetotellandtalk.Pleasesharewithyourstudents.GooseberryTeacher‘Tip’oftheWeek

LearnwithyourstudentstorecognisethesignsofOnlineGrooming,howtorespondandwhotospeaktoifitishappeningorhashappenedtothemor someone that they know. Be proactive and establish preventativemeasuresandstrategiesthatdevelopandpromoteindependentskillsandpositive behaviours for students to keep themselves safer online. UseyourGooseberryPlanetresourcesandgamescenariostoexploreOnlineGroominginasafeandconstructiveway.Pleasesharewithyourstaff.

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GooseberryParent‘Tips’oftheWeekHelpprotectyourchild fromOnlineGroomingby followingsomesimplesteps.Approveandmonitoreveryapponyourchild’sdevices.Trialthechatroom,appandwebsiteforyourself.Readreviewstoseewhatotherpeoplesayaboutit.Discusswhatyourchildisdoingonlinewiththem.Ensuretheyknowwhattodoandwhotospeaktoiftheyarecontactedbypeopleonline.PleasesharewithParents.

Alertoftheweek–RandomChatRooms,AppsandWebsitesWehavebeencontactedthisweekbyseveralschoolsraisingawarenessandsharingtheircurrentconcernsregardingOnlineGroomingandinappropriatecontactonline.Childrenareunknowinglyputtingthemselvesatriskbydownloadingandaccessingfreechatrooms,appsandwebsites that support randommessaging, voice andvideo chat. This typeof SocialNetworkingpromotesrandomandoftensexualisedcontactwithpeopleonline.Otherrisksalso include signing up and sharing personal details. Children are encountering randompeople, someofwhomarewithin5milesof them. Randomchat appsandwebsitesusewebcamswhichallowthechattoberecorded,sharedandsaved.PopularrandomchatappstobeawareofareTinyChat,Omegle,Chatroulette,AnybodyoutthereandYikYakbutthereare many more. It is important that we educate ourselves and our children to makeresponsibleandsaferdecisionsonline,recognisethesignsofOnlineGroomingandknowwhotogotoforhelp.

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