Our Vision:

"To create a purposeful educational environment where children of all abilities can learn and thrive"

Losing control over pictures and video

Pictures and videos can be copied, shared and spread at great speed. What may have started as being posted for a few friends, can very quickly end up in the hands of the entire school and beyond. Some young people have posted or sent sexualised pictures of themselves to a boyfriend or girlfriend and found them shared further.

Some of the main risks with this type of image being in the hands of someone else include:

• Bullying – young people can be bullied by others about the content of pictures

• Distress – knowing that other people that they do not know are looking at personal pictures can be very upsetting

• Blackmail – if the images end up in the hands of someone with bad intentions, they may be used to attempt to manipulate the child

• Reputation – once something is online it is very difficult to remove. Therefore images can become part of a young person’s ‘digital footprint’ and potentially affect them in the long-term, such as if someone searches their name as part of a job interview.