Safeguarding
Identifying the Risks to Children Posed Online
See the risks children meet on social media, games and live streams, and know what to do when one tells you something's gone wrong.
- 25 minutes
- 8 modules
- 0.5 CPD hours
- Certificate
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What you'll learn
- Name the six main types of risk children face online
- Spot the particular dangers of social media, online gaming and live streaming
- Recognise when sexting or cyberbullying becomes child-on-child abuse
- Share simple safety steps, like private profiles and location settings, with pupils and parents
- Respond to a disclosure and pass concerns to your designated safeguarding lead
About this course
A child who'd never talk to a stranger at the school gate might happily chat to one in a game or on a live stream. Online, the warning signs are easier to miss, for them and for you.
Get to grips with the six main kinds of online risk, from grooming and scams to the slow damage of chasing likes, and see how each one shows up on social media, gaming and live streaming. You'll understand why loot boxes can hook children without counting as gambling, and when sexting or cyberbullying becomes child-on-child abuse.
Above all, you'll know your part. Make it easy for a child to tell you when something has gone wrong online, and take it straight to your designated safeguarding lead.
- For early career teachers, governors and 5 other roles. All phases.
8 modules
Open in order
- 2 min
Introduction
- 6 min
What are the main risks that young people face online?
1 question
- 6 min
What are the risks posed by social media?
1 question
- 4 min
What are the risks posed by online gaming?
1 question
- 3 min
What are the risks posed by live streaming?
- 3 min
How does online safety link to peer on peer abuse?
1 question
- 4 min
How can I protect children from online dangers?
1 question
- 2 min
Wrap up