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Record details

Course name Keeping safe online and cyber exploitation
Course dates and times

Dates:

  • 24 September 2024 FULL
  • 15 January 2025 FULL

Times: 1000-1230
Course information

Course delivered virtually via MS Teams.

This is a specialist course to raise awareness/understanding of contexts, meanings and information to safeguard children from bullying/online abuse.

Target group

All staff who may be in contact with children, young people and/or parents/carers who may become aware of possible abuse, neglect or cyber exploitation. Aimed at individuals and teams with a direct role in working with young people (individually or in a group setting).

Aims and objectives

  • Explore the potentials, opportunities, uses and risks of ICT
  • Understand the legislation pertaining to ICT, including the Sexual Offences Act 2003 designed to protect children from sexual exploitation on the Internet.
  • Understand the legislation pertaining to ICT, including Data Protection Act for privacy, and the Sexual Offences Act 2003 designed to protect children from sexual exploitation on the Internet.
  • Explore the continuum for safeguarding children on the internet, including risk-taking behaviours and child abuse
  • Identify tactics used by paedophiles and sexual predators on the Internet
  • Explore the signs and symptoms of cyber-abuse
Price

Free
Booking information

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Course evaluation

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