Protecting Children from online
exploitation:
• Icebreaker
Aims and outcomes
• By the end of this session participants will be able to:
• Outline how young people use the internet and online
communication
• Recognise the challenges and dangers this may pose
• Outline where young people can access help and
support if subject to online bullying, sexting or grooming
• Describe the role of CEOP and how to access the
resources
• Describe good practice in relation to online
communication within a sporting coach role
Who?
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Digital natives…..who are they
Born after 1990
Very connected
97% play video/hand held games
91% live in households with internet
access
• 80% use social networking sites
• IT “savvy”
Time flies…..
• Ever found yourself wasting time surfing?
• How long do Paediatricians recommend
that young people should be online on a
daily basis?
Social media and Sport
• Provide opportunities to engage with
young people in a dynamic way
• Widely used to promote sports activities,
campaigns and events
• Can be used to communicate with
coaches, officials and participants about
club news
So what’s the risk?
• Easy to pretend and create a fake
persona
• Predators are always one step ahead
• Sextortion: uses digital content for
blackmail
• Socially anxious individuals are drawn
to the internet
• Compulsive use can lead to poor well
being outcomes
15 yr old girl on
Facebook
Risk and Reality
• 2012-2013 11,000 children accessed Childline
counselling. Majority raised issues with problems with
the internet
• Problems include: cyberbullying, sexting, online
grooming
• 1:5 12-16 yr olds have interacted with a stranger online
• 33% 12-16 yr olds have access to the internet in their
own bedrooms
• 65% parents of 12-16 yr olds felt their children knew
more about the internet than they did
• Where’s Klaus? (short film)
Adult content
• Is there such a thing now?
• Porn is more available and more graphic
now than ever before
• Higher chance of accidental exposure
through spam attack via social networking
• Average age for first exposure to porn is
11
• 2012 70% increase in boys contacting
Childline upset by online porn
What’s different online?
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Ubiquitous (phones, tablets, computers)
Public
Constant: there is no escape
Viral
Serious: can lead to exploitation
anonymous
CEOP
• Child Exploitation & Online Protection
centre (CEOP)
• UK Law enforcement agency
• Works with child protection partners
across the UK and overseas
• Identifies threats to children and
coordinates activity to bring offenders to
account (Prevent, Protect, Pursue)
CEOP/ThinkuKnow resources
• Are you always certain who you are
communicating with online?
• Example: Matt thought he knew
• Information sheets/FAQ’s
• www.thinkuknow.co.uk
• BBC webwise
Relevance to Sport Coaching
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NGB Code of Conduct
Position of trust and/or responsibility
Good practice guidance Social Networking
Safeguarding children and Vulnerable
Adults
• Safeguarding yourself
• Digital “friends”
Next steps
• Consider your own use of the internet
• Do you know how to keep yourself safe?
• How IT “savvy” are you and the coaches
you work with?
• Remember that the children/young people
we are working with may be being subject
to online bullying or grooming. Think about
what you can do to help
Questions