Keeping you Safe Recap
Keeping You Safe
Recap on Safety
Lesson duration is: 60 minItems in this lesson
Keeping You Safe
Recap on Safety
Session Aims
Prevent Strategy: Key points to remember
Staying Safe Online: A Quick Recap
Vaping: Keeping you Safe and Healthy
Important Safety Contacts
Whilst studying at Colchester Institute, we aim to ensure that you can keep yourself safe...
Can you recall what the Prevent strategy is?
PREVENT
Reminding you of the PREVENT strategy, this is a government strategy aiming to stop individuals from becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism by addressing radicalisation and extremism early on.
Radicalisation:
a process by which an individual or group comes to support
terrorism and forms of extremism leading to acts of terror.
Extremism:
Vocal or active opposition to fundamental British Values.
Terrorism:
Violence/property damage/endanger life/disrupt electronic systems. Designed to intimidate and influence to advance a political, religious, racial or ideological cause.
What steps can you take to protect yourself and others from harmful or extremist ideologies?
What could be the long-term benefits of staying informed and engaging with the Prevent strategy for your future safety?
How can early intervention through Prevent potentially change someone's life for the better?
How might Prevent help reduce the risk of people being drawn into harmful activities, and what role do you play in that?
What are some of the biggest online safety risks you have encountered or heard about recently?
Online Safety Act: explainer - GOV.UK
"The Online Safety Act 2023 (the Act) is a new set of laws that protects children and adults online. It puts a range of new duties on social media companies and search services, making them more responsible for their users’ safety on their platforms."
What type of content do you think is unsafe?
Are you still keeping yourself and others safe online?
Keeping You Safe: Online
Keeping You Safe: Online
The report also found that children do not report because they don’t feel there is ‘any point’ in doing so.
40% of children who did not report harmful content told us they didn’t report because they felt there was no point in doing so.
Almost a third (30%) said they didn’t know how to report and 25% said they didn’t know the content could be reported.
Only 15% felt that the content didn’t need to be reported.
The older children get, the more likely they are to feel that there is no point in reporting or that the platform wouldn’t do anything in response (53% for children aged 16-17 compared to 22% for children aged 8-9).
Information taken from the Children's Commissioner Report (2022).
Keeping You Safe: Online
Stay Vigilant
Be aware of potential risks and threats online.
Be Informed
Learn about online safety best practices and updates.
Be Responsible
Practice responsible online behaviour to protect yourself and others.
Keeping You Safe: Online
How to quit vaping - Better Health - NHS
Keeping You Safe: Health and Vape Information
12 Year Old - Vaping Addiction Leading To Life Threatening
Vaping has become increasingly popular, and we’ve noticed more learners vaping around campus. Most vapes contain nicotine and unknown chemicals, with uncertain long-term effects. The College discourages vaping and urges you to take time and understand the potential risks of vaping and smoking...
In 2024
18% of youth aged 11-17 have tried vaping, which is similar to 2023 (20%).
53% of those who have vaped tried it only once or twice
3.0% vape less than once a week, and 4.2% vape more than once a week.
1.3% no longer vape.
Keeping You Safe: Health and Vape Information
Use-of-vapes-among-young-people-in-Great-Britain-2024.pdf
Keeping You Safe: Health and Vape Information
What can you do to continue to keep yourself safe or healthy?
How will knowing about online safety impact your future?
How can you help keep others safe?
What can you do to keep yourself and others safe?
Scenario- Keeping yourself safe
You receive a friend request on social media from someone you don't know. They start messaging you, saying they have similar interests and inviting you to join a private online group. At first, the conversations seem normal, but over time, they start sharing extreme opinions and trying to convince you that certain groups of people are the enemy, including your friends.
They pressure you to share personal information and ask you to meet them in person to 'learn more' you start feeling uncomfortable but don't know how to respond without causing a problem.
What are the warning signs in this situation?
What steps can you take to protect yourself?
Who can you talk to for support?
How can you help others avoid similar risks?
Scenario- Helping a friend stay safe
You notice that your friend, Jake, has started spending a lot of time online in a private chat group. He has been sharing extreme opinions that he never used to have and seems angry when discussing certain topics. He has also stopped hanging out with your group and avoids talking about what he's reading online.
One day, he tells you that he's found a new group of people who 'finally understand him' and that they are encouraging him to take action against others who don't share their views. He seems frustrated and confused but insists that these new friends are helping him.
What signs suggests Jake might be at risk?
How can you talk to him without making him feel attacked?
Who could you go to for help?
What steps can you take to support him and keep everyone safe?
College Safeguarding Team, Safeguarding Officers:
Our Safeguarding Officers can be contacted on 01206 712828. Please note that the Safeguarding phoneline is operational during college hours, term time only.
National and Local Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Support
16-17 year olds
Southend, Essex, Thurrock CAMHS
16-18 year olds
Kooth
Find out more about Kooth
18 years +
NHS Talking Therapies Service NHS Mental Health Services
All age services
Shout: 85258
Childline: 0800 11111
Samaritans: 116 123
NHS: 111
Children's Social Care: 0345 603 7627
Adult Social Care: 0345 603 7630
Out of hours Social Care: 0345 606 1212
Papryus Prevention of Youth Suicide: 0800 068 4141
Out of hours/out of College support and help:
If you require support outside of College hours or outside of term time, these contacts may be helpful.
Contacts and Support
