Online Safety Audit Spring 2022
Online Safety can be broadly categorised into four main areas: Content, Contact, Conduct and Commerce:
We asked parents to tell us how concerned (on a scale 1-5) about the following:
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Online Safety Concern |
Not at all concerned |
|
Neutral |
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Very Concerned |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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Accessing games or content that are not age-appropriate, are obscene or offensive (Content) |
5 (8%) |
6 (10%) |
13 (22%) |
16 (27%) |
20 (33%) |
|
Cyberbullying (Contact) |
8 (13%) |
11 (18%) |
8 (13%) |
13 (22%) |
20 (33%) |
|
Cyber Predators (Contact) |
6 (10%) |
5 (8%) |
13 (22%) |
10 (17%) |
26 (43%) |
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Posting information or images that could be damaging now or in the future (Conduct) |
9 (15%) |
6 (10%) |
13 (22%) |
12 (20%) |
20 (33%) |
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Making, sending, receiving or sharing private information or images (Conduct) |
10 (17%) |
7 (12%) |
9 (15%) |
16 (27%) |
18 (30%) |
|
Phishing (Commerce) |
9 (15%) |
9 (15%) |
15 (25%) |
15 (25%) |
12 (20%) |
|
Falling for scams (Commerce) |
10 (17%) |
11 (18%) |
11 (18%) |
16 (27%) |
12 (20%) |
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Accidentally downloading malware (Commerce) |
7 (12%) |
7 (12%) |
21 (35%) |
16 (27%) |
9 (15%) |
We asked parents/carers how concerned they would find advice useful on any of the following:
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Online Safety Concern |
Number of respondents that would find advice useful |
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Accessing games or content that are not age-appropriate, are obscene or offensive (Content) |
46 (77%) |
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Cyberbullying (Contact) |
39 (65%) |
|
Cyber Predators (Contact) |
37 (62%) |
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Posting information or images that could be damaging now or in the future (Conduct) |
28 (47%) |
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Making, sending, receiving or sharing private information or images (Conduct) |
28 (47%) |
|
Phishing (Commerce) |
17 (28%) |
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Falling for scams (Commerce) |
19 (32%) |
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Accidentally downloading malware (Commerce) |
22 (37%) |
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Please provide details about any specific issues, queries, concerns or questions that you would like support with or advice about My son doesn’t have access to the internet unsupervised out of school therefore the categories listed above are not direct concerns at the present time but as he gains more independence and access to these then they will most certainly be of concern. My main current concern is access to age inappropriate games via his friends, with content that is inappropriate for first school age children. We use software at home (Microsoft family link) which manages many of the above issues. We can remotely monitor and manage devices. Awareness is very important but equally so, accessible information about tools which can be used to actively prevent this type of activity Being able to let my daughters surf the web safely. Following issues with this they are not allowed on any search engine however this restricts what they can do safely a great deal. Not advice for me but regularly talking bout the above risks in lessons at school particularly falling for scams and staying safe, only playing with friends you know etc. I have spoken to the children about this but having the same message from school would help to secure understanding. I think children generally seem well-versed in the theories of not giving personal info online, being aware of how to deal with being contacted by strangers, etc, but the practical application of this when playing games like Roblox, etc, can fall apart a bit. Specifics around being able to identify age-appropriate content (and what to do if they something that isn’t) would help. Our child is only 5 and we supervisor / control what she accesses but would like to know more as she gets older and uses the internet more. Updates on any new child focused threats/ schemes to get to children online. Info around games that may have parts that are unsuitable for children that children can access or trends that they like. They struggle when their friends are allowed (or they think they are allowed) on games we prefer them not to use. I feel concerned about it being secure where strangers can’t engage pretending to be friends. At the moment, the concern is mainly around gaming (Fortnite) and how is used and how we can make it safer. We are not very tech savvy and we get a bit lost on how to make things private, safer, etc. we are concerned that an unknown person can have access/contact our child. All other points will probably follow in terms of concerns as the children move to middle school. My son is a little young at the moment so my concern is lower than if he were slightly older. I think our biggest concern is just keeping him away from inappropriate content on YouTube and on games but he is always supervised and we do talk to him about why its important to stay safe. Perhaps some advice on how to start these conversations, tailored to age, would be useful. |
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Summary: 60 parents/carers responded to the questionnaire. Many thanks to parents/carers that shared their views. Parents/carers requested advice on all of the concerns but especially the following: 1. Accessing games or content that are not age-appropriate, are obscene or offensive (Content) 2. Cyberbullying (Contact) 3. Cyber Predators (Contact) 4. Posting information or images that could be damaging now or in the future (Conduct) 5. Making, sending, receiving or sharing private information or images (Conduct) We have shared this questionnaire with the LA School Improvement Adviser for Computing. He has offered to create short video files which relate to the concerns. This is a link to the first video he has created: https://bit.ly/3JgqVlO Other videos will follow and these will be added to the Online Safety Section of our website. |