[Dfey-nw-discuss] 'Safetynet and esafety'

[Tim Dobson]

It's always a good idea to keep a close eye on people with power, 
especially if you don't completely agree with them which is why I'm on 
some of the public BECTA (British Educational Communications and 
Technology Agency)[1] Mailing lists.

The lists seem very inactive, mostly being used for annoucements, not 
discussion, but one, "safetynet"[2] focuses on 'children's e-safety.

The list obviously isn't a place for debates on whether content 
filtering is a good idea, this is taken for granted but doing it most.

Recently I saw this email come through and I wondered what you thought...

(To be honest I'm instantly wary of anything with the word 'youngster' 
in it because it seems to me to be a word used by people who are really 
out of touch with young people)

Tim

Ruth Hammond wrote:
> http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/Ofsted-home/News/Youngsters-want-more-internet-protection-says-new-report
>
>  
>
> Children living away from home, or using social care services, want to feel 
> safer online, be protected from unsuitable sites and have adult supervision, 
> highlights a new report.
>
> The report, ‘Future care: Children’s advice on future care standards’, follows 
> consultation with 686 children and young people - aged between four and 20 - 
> who attended the 2008 national children’s conference. These youngsters 
> discussed the key issues that they would like to see considered for future 
> inclusion in the National Minimum Standards.
>
>  Recommendation 8
>
> Children should be kept safe on the internet by
> blocking unsuitable sites and chatrooms, adult
> supervision of internet use, location of computers
> where their use can be supervised, and by teaching
> internet safety to young children.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becta
[2] http://lists.becta.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/safetynet

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