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Cyberbullying
The advice below has been taken from a publication released by the Department of Education published in November 2014 and the systems we have in place at Drapers’ Academy. The advice is for parents and carers informing them about cyberbullying and how they can protect their children from this and how to tackle it if it occurs.
What is cyberbullying?
Cyberbullying is a form of bullying that takes place using technology. This form of bullying can take place on social media sites, on mobile phones or other computer devices. Parents and carers need to be aware that most children are involved in cyberbullying in some way, either as a victim, perpetrator or bystander.
Possible signs of cyberbullying
Here are some signs to spot cyberbullying. Be alert to a change in your child’s behaviour, for example:
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Being upset after using the internet or phone;
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Unwilling to talk or secretive about their online activities and mobile phone use.
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Spending much more or much less time texting, gaming or using social media.
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Not wanting to go to school and/or avoiding meeting school friends.
What to do if you suspect a child is being cyberbullied
If you suspect your child or another young person is being bullied over the internet there are several things you can do for help. At Drapers’ Academy we have two systems in place for this. Firstly you can ask to speak to the Safer Schools Officer, PC Wayne Hopkins, who regularly visits the Academy or you can encourage the young child to use our S.H.A.R.P system if they want to report the bullying anonymously.
Here are some further useful resources to help prevent cyberbullying taking place:
Advice on setting boundaries on the internet
NSPCC – bullying and cyberbullying prevention
Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP)
Internet Safety Checklist by Childnet
CEOP Report Button
The NCA’s CEOP Command is here to help children and young people. We are here to help if you are a young person and you or your friend (up to age 18) has been forced or tricked into taking part in sexual activity with anyone online, or in the real world. We also have advice and links to support for other online problems young people might face, such as cyberbullying and hacking. Visit our Safety Centre for advice and to report directly to CEOP, by clicking on the Click CEOP button.
Report Harmful Content Button
The RHC button is an asset of SWGfL, a charity working internationally to ensure all benefit from technology, free from harm.
The button has been developed to offer anyone living in the UK a simple and convenient mechanism for gaining access to reporting routes for commonly used social networking sites, gaming platforms, apps and streaming services alongside trusted online safety advice, help and support. It also provides access to an online mechanism for reporting online harm to the RHC service for those over the age of 13 where an intial report has been made to industry but no action has been taken. RHC will review content in line with a sites' community standards and act in a mediatory capacity where content goes against these.
Children under 13 years of age are encouraged to tell an adult that they trust about what has happened and to ask for their help in reporting this going through our how we can help resource together.
RHC also have advice and links to reporting routes for other online harms people may come across or face, such as impersonation, privacy violations and intimate image abuse.
The RHC button provides a gateway to the RHC reporting pages, an area of the RHC website offering:
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links to reporting routes on commonly used sites for 8 types of online harm
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help, advice and support on what to do if experiencing or witnessing harm online
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signposting to industry partners reporting forms and the ability to reportlegal but harmful content directly to RHC for further investigation
