This approach to tackling sensitive issues promotes a whole school approach to safeguarding giving children the space to explore key issues and the confidence to seek the support of adults should they encounter problems. This issue will be taught as part of a wider PSHE, SRE programme and though IT curriculum work to underpin a specific message such as ‘sexting’. The work that we do therefore will include issues such as: communication understanding healthy relationships, including trust understanding and respecting the concept of genuine consent understanding our rights (especially our collective right to be safe and to feel safe) recognising abusive and coercive language and behaviours Helplines and reporting Children can talk to a ChildLine counsellor 24 hours a day about anything that is worrying them by ringing 0800 11 11 or in an online chat at http://www.childline.org.uk/Talk/Chat/Pages/OnlineChat.aspx. If parents or carers are concerned that their child is being contacted by adults as a result of having sharing sexual imagery they should report to NCA-CEOP at www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre ChildLine and the Internet Watch Foundation have partnered to help children get sexual or naked images removed from the internet. A young person can get their photo removed by talking to a ChildLine counsellor. More information is available at http://www.childline.org.uk/explore/onlinesafety/pages/sexting.aspx If parents and carers are concerned about their child, they can contact the NSPCC Helpline by ringing 0808 800 5000, by emailing , or by texting 88858. They can also ring the Online Safety Helpline by ringing 0808 800 5002. Advice and information for parents The NSPCC has information and advice about sexting available on its website: The National Agency/CEOP has produced a film resource for parents and carers to help them prevent their children coming to harm through sharing sexual imagery: Childnet have information and advice about sexting available on its website: Parent Info () provides information and advice to parents from expert organisations on topics ranging from sex and relationships, mental health and online safety including sexting. Resources parents could highlight to their children is information on the ChildLine website for young people about sexting: The Internet Centre has produced resources called So you got naked ‘Childnet online which helps young people to handle incidents of sexting.
This approach to tackling sensitive issues promotes a whole school approach to safeguarding giving children the space to explore key issues and the confidence to seek the support of adults should they encounter problems. This issue will be taught as part of a wider PSHE, SRE programme and though IT curriculum work to underpin a specific message such as ‘sexting’. The work that we do therefore will include issues such as: communication understanding healthy relationships, including trust understanding and respecting the concept of genuine consent understanding our rights (especially our collective right to be safe and to feel safe) recognising abusive and coercive language and behaviours Helplines and reporting Children can talk to a ChildLine counsellor 24 hours a day about anything that is worrying them by ringing 0800 11 11 or in an online chat at http://www.childline.org.uk/Talk/Chat/Pages/OnlineChat.aspx. If parents or carers are concerned that their child is being contacted by adults as a result of having sharing sexual imagery they should report to NCA-CEOP at www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre ChildLine and the Internet Watch Foundation have partnered to help children get sexual or naked images removed from the internet. A young person can get their photo removed by talking to a ChildLine counsellor. More information is available at http://www.childline.org.uk/explore/onlinesafety/pages/sexting.aspx If parents and carers are concerned about their child, they can contact the NSPCC Helpline by ringing 0808 800 5000, by emailing , or by texting 88858. They can also ring the Online Safety Helpline by ringing 0808 800 5002. Advice and information for parents The NSPCC has information and advice about sexting available on its website: The National Agency/CEOP has produced a film resource for parents and carers to help them prevent their children coming to harm through sharing sexual imagery: Childnet have information and advice about sexting available on its website: Parent Info () provides information and advice to parents from expert organisations on topics ranging from sex and relationships, mental health and online safety including sexting. Resources parents could highlight to their children is information on the ChildLine website for young people about sexting: The Internet Centre has produced resources called ‘Childnet So you got naked online which helps young people to handle incidents of sexting.
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