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Online Safety Newsletter

Dear <<First Name>>

Happy New Year and welcome to the first 2020 edition of our Online Safety Newsletter.

As ever, there are a number of Online Safety updates this month. Remember, you can use the first item in your own newsletter and other communications to keep your parents updated.

Details and booking information for our annual conference can be found at the bottom of this email.

Please get in touch with the team if you have any questions about this or if we can support you in any way.

elimadmin@somerset.gov.uk

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In this months newsletter:

Item for Parent's Newsletter - connected homes
Safer Internet Day 2020
This year's eLIM ePledge: Free home learning resources
Safer Internet Day materials for schools
Childnet Film Competition
TikTok Family Safety Mode
More details about changes to 360safe
Subject leader Spring Update meetings - BOOK NOW
eLIM Conference 2020 - Diving Deep in Computing - BOOK NOW
Get in Touch

Item for Parent's Newsletter - connected homes

Feel free to use this section to keep your parents regularly updated.

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Keeping Your Connected Home Safe for your Children
More and more families now regularly use a range of devices that connect to the internet, such as smart speakers, smart meters, fitness trackers, and even toys.

Alongside the excitement and convenience of these devices, we also need to be aware of the risks associated with any device that connects to the internet. ThinkUKnow say that these risks include:

Concerns have been raised about whether these devices are collecting too much personal information from children.
Some children (either accidentally or on purpose) are able to search for and access age-inappropriate material via a connected device such as a smart speaker.
Children may make ‘in-app purchases’ and spend money, which is often taken from their parents’ bank account without their knowledge or consent.
Some of these devices may be more vulnerable to hacking and monitoring, as there are currently no security standards in place for connected devices.

Luckily,they have also released guidance to support us in keeping their connected homes safe for children: These tips, as well as further details can be found at:
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/articles/what-is-the-internet-of-things-iot

Safer Internet Day 2020

This year's eLIM ePledge: Free home learning resources

Healthy Happy Safe Family Agreement

With Safer Internet Day fast approaching, we have launched our annual e-Pledge for schools to show their commitment to keeping their pupils safe with technology.

This year, our e-Pledge theme is Healthy, Happy, Safe. We have produced a simple template for parents to use at home and a letter for the school to send home. as well as our Building Habits posters to display in classrooms.

Schools who pledge to share this activity with their families will receive a certificate to display. Download your materials and sign up to the e-Pledge here.

Safer Internet Day materials for schools

A range of free resources to support schools in celebrating Safer Internet Day 2020 can be downloaded from:
https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2020/i-am-educator

Childnet Film Competition

This month, Childnet have launched their annual film competition for 2020. This year's theme is:

We want an internet where we’re free to…

Childnet say they are 'on the look-out for films with a clear message about positive use of the internet... that tell us why you want an internet that allow people to feel free and safe online and how we can make this happen.'

Film making is a creative, collaborative way for children to share their understanding of a topic with their peers and the whole school community and this competition gives them an opportunity to be recognised by a national organisation.

Full details and winning films from previous years are at:
https://www.childnet.com/resources/film-competition/2020

TikTok Family Safety Mode

Tiktok is proving to be a huge success, with many of its users being children and young people. We are hearing from many schools and parents that their children are Tiktok users.

As with all social networks, users need to be aware of the risks as well as the opportunities and it's vital that parents monitor their children's use. To support parents in this, a new Family Safety mode has been launched. It allows parents to link their own account to their children's and set restrictions on content, contact and manage screentime.

Common sense have a useful guide to Tiktok for parents at:
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/parents-ultimate-guide-to-tiktok

Updated ActiveBYTES planning

All Spring Term ActiveBYTE lesson plans for 'I am safe and secure' have been updated for this term.

Some plans have been completely rewritten and there are minor changes to many of the plans, so please let colleagues know to use the new version from the ActiveBYTE webpage rather than a plan they may have downloaded last year.

We have also produced alternative assemblies for schools that may have used the KS1 and KS2 spring assemblies last year.

More details about changes to 360safe

360safe have released further details about the forthcoming changes to their free Online Safety review tool. Changes are due to go live later this term. Key information for schools to be aware of include:

21 aspects instead of 28
Improved graphics
Improved navigation
Improved reporting

Schools who are in the process of applying for accreditation have the option to be assessed against the previous criteria until March 31st 2020.

Full details, including how the 21 new aspects map to the previous ones can be read at:
https://swgfl.org.uk/magazine/more-details-on-changes-to-360-degree-safe-tool/

Subject leader Spring Update meetings - BOOK NOW

(free for subscribers to our service)

The Spring 2020 update session will provide the opportunity to:

Develop data handling area of computing curriculum with links to digital literacy
Plan for cross curriculum opportunities to increase learner skills to use and present data
Consider strategies for effective partnership working with parents and carers around responsible use of technology

(Click the links below to book)

Area	Venue and Date
Ansford/Tower	Evercreech Primary Thursday 27th February 1.30 - 4.00pm
Bridgwater	North Petherton Community Primary Tuesday 25th February 1.30 - 4.00pm
Cheddar	Cheddar First School Thursday 12th March 4.00 - 5.30pm
Frome	Berkley First School Thursday 5th March 1.30 - 3.30pm
South Somerset	Huish Primary, Yeovil Tuesday 3rd March 1.30 - 3.30pm
Taunton/Wellington	Glass Box @Taunton Library Wednesday 12th February 1.30 - 4:00pm
Wells/Glastonbury/Street	St Cuthbert's Junior Thursday 5th March 4.00 - 5.30pm
West Somerset	Knights Templar TBC

eLIM Conference 2020 -
Diving Deep in Computing - BOOK NOW

Booking for the eLIM Education Technology Conference on Tuesday 16th June 2020 is now open.
Book by 1st March 2020 for the early bird rate of £55.
Full details, including booking information at: http://bit.ly/eLIMConf2020

Get in Touch

If you need any support or have any questions about Online Safety, GDPR (Data protection) or the Computing curriculum, please do not hesitate to contact us directly:

elimadmin@somerset.gov.uk

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The eLIM Ed Tech team,
Julia Briggs, Amy Brittan and Matt Mustafic