LessonElement

Unit 7: Safeguarding

LO5: Understand working strategies and procedures for the safeguarding and protection of adults, young people and children

Safety online

Instructions and answers for tutors

These instructions cover the learner activity section which can be found on page 4. This Lesson Element supports Cambridge Technicals Level 3 in Health and Social Care.

When distributing the activity section to the learners either as a printed copy or as a Word file you will need to remove the tutor instructions section.

The activity

In this Lesson Element the learners are tasked with understanding how the risk of cyber bullying can be minimised.

Suggested timing

Activity 1: 30 minutes

Activity 1

The topic of abuse may cause learners to feel distressed or disclose that they have been or are being abused. Tutors will need to act sensitively in these situations and follow their work setting’s procedures for any disclosures of abuse that are made.

Ask your learners to reflect on the different types of abuse of children and young people that may arise. Explain that in this activity learners are going to focus on one form of abuse: cyber bullying.

Ask your learners to read through the activity; draw their attention to the fact that as a volunteer youth worker they have a duty of care to the young people attending the internet drop-in. Explain that the purpose of the activity is for them to show their understanding of what cyber bullying is and how the risk of it happening may be minimised.

Explain to learners that for this activity they will be required to complete a Safety Online Checklist that includes dos and don’ts when surfing the internet. Examples of five dos and five don’ts must be provided as well as an explanation of each key point.

Learners could include the following dos.

  • Use a nickname rather than your real name e.g. to protect identity.
  • Use a password that is difficult to guess e.g. to prevent unauthorised access.
  • Listen to your gut feeling e.g. if you feel embarrassed or uncomfortable.
  • Tell someone e.g. telling someone can stop it happening to you and someone else.
  • Use respectful language towards others e.g. behave the same way you would like to be treated.

Learners could include the following don’ts.

  • Give out personal information about yourself e.g. doing so may lead to you being targeted.
  • Open e-mails from someone you don’t know e.g. doing so may make you vulnerable.
  • Give your password to others e.g.to respect your privacy and prevent unauthorised access.
  • Respond to messages that make you feel uncomfortable e.g. telling someone can stop it happening to you and someone else.
  • Believe everything you read e.g. people may not be who they say they are online.

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Lesson Element

Unit 7: Safeguarding

LO5: Understand working strategies and procedures for the safeguarding and protection of adults, young people and children

Learner Activity

Safety online

When children and young people are bullied online they can find it overwhelming and they can feel very alone; bullying, including cyber bullying, is a type of abuse. You are going to complete one activity which involves developing a Safety Online Checklist.

Activity 1

You are a youth volunteer worker working in an internet drop-in with a group of 12 young people. As part of your role you have been asked to put together a checklist to ensure that when participants use the internet they do so safely.

Below is the Safety Online Checklist for you to complete.

In the Dos column you must indicate what young people must do to be able to use the internet safely, and in the Don’ts column you must indicate what young people must not do to be able to use the internet safely.

You must include five key points in each column as well as an explanation of each key point.

Safety Online Checklist

Dos / Don’ts
1. / 1.
2. / 2.
3. / 3.
4. / 4.
5. / 5.

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