E-Learning Course: Online Safety

This E-Learning explores online abuse in all its forms, and includes peer-reviewed research and reports of real-life experiences. It is designed to raise awareness of the impacts of online abuse, particularly on children and young people, and the risk and vulnerability factors, with a view to improving our ability to identify it, respond to it and prevent it.

Understand what is meant by the term ‘online abuse’ and the forms it can take.

• Have an understanding of what is meant by the term ‘online abuse’.  

• Know the new and emerging harms that are included within the definition of online abuse.  

• Be aware of the prevalence of online abuse amongst children and young people in the UK.  

• Be able to identify online abuse. 

Know what the law in England and Wales says about online abuse.

• Know the criminal and civil legislation that aims to prevent online abuse. 

• Be aware of key legislation for different types of online abuse.  

• Be aware of upcoming legalisation around online abuse in the UK.  

Have learnt to recognise the indicators of online abuse, and have a better understanding of the risk and vulnerability factors.

• Understand the potential risks children and young people may face when they are online. 

• Feel confident to use the ‘Three Cs’ approach to identify potential risks. 

• Know the additional vulnerability factors to online abuse. 

• Feel confident to recognise the indicators a child or young person may be experiencing online abuse. 

Understand the impacts of online abuse, especially on children and young people.

• Be aware of the wide-ranging impacts of online abuse on children and young people. 

• Be able to identify the emotional responses, physical responses, interpersonal responses and responses about beliefs and values.  

Feel confident to respond to and prevent online abuse, particularly in educational and youth settings. 

• Be able to respond to a disclosure of online abuse and take action, including documenting, blocking and reporting.  

• Feel confident to have conversations with young people to increase their online safety.  

• Be able to use online safety tools and resources.  

• Put in place e-safety policies to make your organisation a safer place for young people to go online.  

Know what services are available nationally and locally. 

• Know what services are available.  

• Be able to signpost or refer to support services.