Online Safety

West Yorkshire Police – Online Crime and Safety

Kayleigh’s Love Story

Kayleigh’s Love Story is as a warning to young people, both girls and boys, about the dangers of speaking to people they don’t know online.

The film highlights just how quick and easy it can be for children to be groomed online without them or those around them knowing it is happening. Its purpose is to protect children now and in the future and to stop another family losing a child in this way.

Online Safety posters for display

You will find below a range of awareness raising posters that can be downloaded and displayed in your setting:

Do you have a cyberbullying or digital safety concern?

The UK Safer Internet Centre has been funded by the European Commission to provide a Helpline for professionals who work with children and young people in the UK, specifically tackling the area of online safety. The Helpline provide support with all aspects of digital and online issues such as social networking sites, cyber-bullying, sexting, online gaming and child protection online. The Helpline aims to resolve issues professionals face about themselves, such as protecting professional identity and reputation, as well as young people in relation to online safety.

Open Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm. The Helpline can be emailed at any time, and these will be responded to during their normal working hours.

Find out more by visiting the Helpline section of the UK Safer Internet Centre’s website

My First Mobile Phone Resources

An event took place at the John Smith’s Stadium in Huddersfield with over one hundred school staff attending the launch of ‘My First Mobile Phone’ online awareness website and toolkit on Tuesday 23 May 2017.

The website and toolkit has been created by Kirklees Safeguarding Children Partnership (KSCP) in collaboration with West Yorkshire Police, staff and pupils from St Thomas CE Primary School in Huddersfield and Ravenshall School in Dewsbury. The aim of these resources is to keep children safe when they are using the internet, social networks, apps and games as a result of receiving their first mobile phone. The project is funded through a 10k grant from the Police and Crime Commissioner.

This is a completely free resource addressing online safety issues raised as a result of a child receiving their first smart phone along with associated concerns about children’s wider use of the internet for gaming, chat and wider social media.

The concept is that of a “programme on a plate” in respect of online safety and its content addresses approximately 75% of the current PSHE curriculum. It can be delivered in 6-7 separate sessions and is ideal for a full half term project.

Lesson Plans

To access the training please go to http://myfirstmobilephone.org.uk/

Useful links for Parents and Professionals

Are young people at risk from sexting?
The NSPCC has produced a guide to help parents talk with their children about the dangers and legalities surrounding this, to help empower them to say “no” to requests to share inappropriate pictures of themselves online.