Educator for 29 years. Inspector for Computing, Online Safety & Ed Tech at HSIS. (Havering Education Services) Previously CEO APlace4Computing and Kent Adviser.
Maidstone, South East
Joined August 2011
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A great opening keynote by @NicolePonsford at our Havering launch of our UDL project with Portsmouth Digital City.
Well done to all those supporting #SID26. A fantastic opportunity to raise awareness of Artificial Intelligence being used in our everyday life and how we can all stay safe when engaging with it. As well as bringing many education settings and organisations together. @HES_orguk
Essential guidance has just been released by CEOP & IWF regarding AI generated child sexual abuse imagery. Please follow the guidance and share with colleagues.
'Working together to help keep our children and young people safe'. lnkd.in/ekQR7rH7
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Really useful resources for schools using AI from the DfE. Supporting guidance for teachers and also Leadership teams. @HES_orguk Using AI in education settings: support materials - GOV.UK
Really useful for Primary Schools. Lots of links to great resources. Please share.
From cyberbullying to thinking critically about the online information they read, we have a variety of primary school resources to help teach children about safe online use.
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Don't forget to share with staff the following update and guidance around 'sextortion'.
See Mubina Asaria's, @LGfLSafeguardED's Online Safeguarding Consultant, new article for Educator Magazine addressing the rise of sextortion affecting young people online.
Providing schools with:
An overview of sextortion and its impact on students
Practical steps to identify and respond to cases
Guidance on educating pupils, parents, and staff
Recommendations for prevention and reporting
All designed to support safeguarding leads, school staff, and senior leadership teams in strengthening their response to this growing online risk.
🔗 Read the full article: the-educator.org/protecting-…
If you missed the BBC live lesson on Scams, you can still watch it with your class. It covers tips about scams, phishing and creating strong passwords. #SaferInternetDay2025 bbc.co.uk/teach/live-lessons…
If you missed the live lesson on Cyber Security for KS2 , you can catch up with it here. Covering future careers, scams, passwords, biometrics and more. Great explanations of key vocabulary such as, firewall, encryption, antivirus etc..
techshecan.org/previous-asse…
Today is Safer Internet Day! Although you could argue that everyday should be Safer Internet Day.
Join me and @UK_SIC this #SaferInternetDay to create a better internet saferinternetday.org.uk
With Christmas fast approaching and new devices on the horizon, it is worth investigating how to stay safe when using them and making sure the privacy settings are right at the outset.
As the frost creeps in and the kids are home – Use My Family's Digital Christmas to balance their screen time so it doesn't creep up too.
Answer 8 questions for personalised online safety advice + WIN prizes from @amazon @ThreeUK @yubo_app
Enter: bit.ly/3ZCTdl5
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Having a filtering system doesn't make you compliant with the DfE standards or automatically keep children safe... how you use it is critical ⤵️
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#OnlineSafety #safeguarding
Really useful set of lesson resources for primary aged pupils on the topic of cyber security. Is your school using these? @HES_orguk
October has been #cybersecurity month🔐, primary teachers if you're looking for some fun resouces to continue bringing Cyber Security awareness to your classroom take a look at Barefoot's cyber page!
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#PrimaryResources #cybersecurityawarenessmonth
Useful information to share with parents and helpful guide for staff to understand some of the terminology. @HES_orguk
This month was #CyberSecurityAwarenessMonth, but it's important to think about your family's cyber security all year long.
From antivirus software to in-app privacy, stay on top of your child's cyber security with our guidance for #parents ⬇️
bit.ly/3yxRkb8 #children
Get your class involved in the Gladiator Micro:bit Challenge on Tues 15th Oct. Great links between Computing and PE. @BBC_Teach bbc.co.uk/teach/live-lessons…
Time to plan this in to your diaries for October. Get involved and help raise awareness. @NSCPP @HES_orguk
Join the @NSPCC #TalkPANTS campaign - an easy way to teach children how to stay safe from abuse. Together let’s spread awareness, reach more families and help children understand that their body belongs to them.
nspcc.org.uk/pants
Could be really useful for schools and help to convey the right messages.
📢Our 2024 #onlinesafety template letters for #schools to use with parents are now available!
⭐️8 to choose from= #gaming #scares #eyfs #primary first phone and more!
🔗saferesources.lgfl.net ------ search 'letter' 💌💌💌
A useful resource from Internet Matters on AI and checking facts. Also take a look at the presentation for parents on transition from primary to secondary school. @HES_orguk
As AI gets more popular, we've created this lesson plan for teachers to help students navigate this new technology.
Created in partnership with Samsung for classroom use, teach about AI fact-checking as well as the benefits of AI for your students.
bit.ly/3x5foVw
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This is so useful for the start of the new school year and now is a good time to start prepping what you might need to get ready.
Take a look at this overview of all our FREE #safeguarding resources, to help you get off to a great start in the next academic year ⬇️⬇️⬇️
🔗 drive.google.com/uc?export=d…
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Worth sharing with your year 6 pupils and parents in preparation for starting their new school.
📢 #Schools - To help you upport the transition of pupils from primary to secondary, why not download our FREE Leaflet, or use it as part of a #Parent workshop
🔗DOWNLOAD: drive.google.com/uc?export=d…
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#safeguarding
A useful resource to share in your next newsletter. @HES_orguk
☀️With the summer holidays rapidly approaching, what support will you offer to parents about #OnlineSafety ?
How about suggesting this ⬇️ Agreeing family boundaries for tech use
🔗DOWNLOAD: parentsafe.lgfl.net/digital-…
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