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This programme outlines simple classroom activities to help teachers to take practical steps to keep pupils safe online and to increase awareness of the potential dangers of internet usage.

E-safety consultant Dr Alan Beecham visits Rhodesway Secondary School in Bradford to work with a group of Year 9 students.  Humanities teacher Haroon Gardee and Year 7 inclusion manager Max Crowther join Dr Beecham to gauge pupils' reaction to a fictitious profile they created on a social networking site.

Another activity highlights the dangers of sharing too much information, while a further task focuses on security and privacy settings.

At Stocksbridge High School in Sheffield, e-safety officers apply an internet safety policy, run parental awareness evenings, and act as a point of contact for pupils.



Also schools may need to deal with issues relating to cyber bulleying, this can be very distressing and has in some cases been fatal to the student.  Research carried out for the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA) by Goldsmiths, for example, found that 22% of 11-16 year-olds had been a victim of some form of cyberbullying.

In fact, some cyberbullying activities could be criminal offences under a range of different laws, including the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 which has both criminal and civil provision, the Malicious Communications Act 1988, section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 and the Public Order Act 1986.  The age of criminal responsibility in the UK starts at 10.

Please see the link below for more information on this and how to subject.
http://www.digizen.org/cyberbullying/fullguidance/understanding/