E-Safety

 As technology evolves, the internet provides new challenges as well as new opportunities. Rather than blocking, filtering, and avoiding online services for fear of potential risks, Southend Safegaurding (Adults) Partnership (SSPA) instead works to identify strategies and promote initiatives that can help adults avoid online exploitation. Issues affecting online safety can be placed in one of four broad categories:

The SSPA is keen to address On-line Safety issues affecting adults with care and support needs, and will use its collective experience to develop strategies designed to keep adults safe in a rapidly evolving online world. It is also using its resources to raise awareness of online fraud and phishing, as well as promoting safer social media and targeting pressure selling on the telephone, by post, and on the doorstep.

• Age UK Internet Security Staying Safe Online 
• Shopping Safely Online from Sainsbury’s Bank’s Money Matters team has a visual guide to shopping safely online
• Making the most of the internet – a practical guide to getting on line.
• Get Safe Online – free expert advice
• Internet Matters – Helping Parents keep their children safe online

#DITTO is a free online safety (e-safety) magazine for schools, organizations and parents to keep you up to date with risks, issues, advice and guidance related to keeping children safe online, with a view to enjoying and learning about technology. A new edition is released approx. every 6 weeks.