O2/NSPCC and Craigavon PSNI speak at Child Safety Online Event in Bleary Business and Community Centre
The first of Studyseed CIC's community information evenings focused on the topic of keeping children safe online.
On June 6th 2017, Studyseed CIC held its first community information evening within Bleary Business and Community Centre, Co. Armagh. With speakers from O2 in conjunction with the NSPCC and the Craigavon PSNI, the information presented by our guest speakers covered a wide topic area on the technological and criminal aspects of child safety online. Child safety is of the utmost importance to us as an education service and we follow child safety procedures both in the delivery of our services and in the way that we advertise. Studyseed CIC follows the NSPCC Guidelines on photography and images and strictly prohibits the taking or publication of photographs of minors or of any other identifying details of the children that we work with as part of our news or marketing.
Our first speakers were Stephen Graham (O2 Portadown), Josh (O2 Craigavon) and Josh (O2 Park Centre) in conjunction with the NSPCC. They delivered an educational and interactive presentation on keeping children safe online through app awareness and gave excellent signposting to organisations such as CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre) and Thinkuknow ( https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
). Parents and guardians should also avail of the Guru in every O2 store who can advise on how to protect your children through the phones or tablets that they are using - no matter what network you might actually be on.
Constable Gary from the Craigavon PSNI delivered an informative presentation on the criminal aspects surrounding child safety online, with some eye-opening statistics and stories that drew to light the harsh reality of the dangers that our young people - right here in Northern Ireland - face over the internet. He also drew attention to the importance of reporting any online incidents that make you feel worried or unsafe to CEOP ( https://ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/
) and emphasised the ways in which parents and guardians can keep an eye on their children's whereabouts through technology.
We, at Studyseed CIC, would like to thank all of our guest speakers for taking the time to come to the centre and for delivering these excellent presentations. As technology and apps continue to advance, it is pertinent that well-informed and professional speakers such as Stephen, Josh, Josh and Constable Gary continue to deliver their knowledge and expert advice to parents, guardians, schools and key stakeholders in the community. We would also like to thank everyone who came along to listen to the speakers and hope to see you again at our next community information event in July. Last, but certainly not least, our thanks to Jimmy Robinson for the fantastic (as always) catering service for the event.
Details on our next community information evening will be released shortly. Keep an eye on our website or follow us on Facebook
to stay updated on our events.
USEFUL LINKS:
O2 (and NSPCC) - http://www.o2.co.uk/help/nspcc
NSPCC (and O2) - https://www.nspcc.org.uk/what-we-do/about-us/partners/nspcc-o2-online-safety-partnership/
PSNI Internet Safety - https://www.psni.police.uk/advice_information/internet-safety/
Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) - https://ceop.police.uk
Thinkuknow - https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
NSPCC Guidelines on sharing images of children - https://www.nspcc.org.uk/preventing-abuse/safeguarding/photography-sharing-images-guidance/
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