Course updates, 2022-23

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The OSA has been busy updating the new courses for the 2022-23 academic year.

A key development you will notice is increased accessibility, with audio output enabling users to have content read aloud for them throughout our courses for the first time.

We have a new course for this academic year – ‘Cyber Security for School Leaders’ which we are confident will help schools to reduce the risk of data breaches or cyber attacks. As of 28th August 2022, this is awaiting formal CPD accreditation.

The change log for our existing courses is shown below:

CPD course

Introduction

  • Updated references to KCSIE 2022.
  • Removed references to COVID-19.

Nudes, pornography and child-on-child sexual harassment

  • ‘Peer-on-peer’ replaced with ‘child-on-child’ throughout module to reflect KSCIE change.
  • Importance of change from ‘peer-on-peer’ to ‘child-on-child’ explained.
  • Updated quote for KCSIE 2022.
  • Included reference to the newly-formed Harmful Sexual Behaviours support service.
  • Additional interactive knowledge check tasks added.

Part 1: Social media management

  • Updated statistics on usage of different social media platforms based on 2021-22 OSA survey.
  • Added information on Facebook’s research into mental impact of Instagram.
  • Updated ‘postive changes’ relating to Instagram.
  • Updated to newer case study of abuse of snap map feature.
  • Added slide linking Snapchat and youth violence and murder.
  • Added slide linking Snapchat to the sale of drugs.
  • Updated ‘postive changes’ relating to Snapchat.
  • Added slide evaluating new privacy updates to WhatsApp.
  • Added information relating to abuse of school staff through TikTok.
  • Added slide on dangerous/damaging viral TikTok challenges.
  • Added case study of European Consumer Organisation complaint against TikTok.

Part 2: Online bullying and health risks

  • Added section on links between social media and Body Dysmorphic Disorder.

Part 3: 

  • Renamed ‘Part 3: Grooming, live streaming and misinformation’.
  • Gaming removed from this section.
  • New introduction to sexual grooming section based on latest NSPCC figures.
  • ‘Peer-on-peer’ replaced with ‘child-on-child’ throughout module to reflect KSCIE change.
  • Referenced key findings from Ditch The Label’s ‘In:Game Abuse’ report.
  • Additional slide added to radicalisation section, with new statistics and case studies.
  • Additional knowledge check questions added.

Part 4:

  • New Part 4 created: Gaming and gambling.
  • Substantial new content relating to aspects of online gambling, including loot boxes, skin gambling and Twitch streams.
  • End of module assessment edited to reflect the changes in this section.

Staff use of digital technologies:

  • Updated TRA case study regarding ‘appropriate use of school technology’
  • Added TRA case study relating to allowing others to use your school equipment
  • Updated TRA case study regarding posting offensive statements from personal accounts on social media.
  • Added TRA case study highlighting the importance of keeping social media set to private
  • Updated TRA case study regarding personal relationships of a sexual nature.
  • Added TRA case study regarding personal relationships of a non-sexual nature.
  • Added TRA case study regarding accessing accounts of colleagues.
  • Section on ‘managing remote learning’ now that the Covid ‘Contingency framework for education and childcare settings’ has been withdrawn.
  • Added information on government guidance that schools should do online investigations into applicants as part of recruitment processes.
  • Added case studies of children posting secret recordings of school staff.
  • Added new section on the incel subculture and the impact in schools.

Cyber security issues:

  • Updated introduction reflecting on changes to KCSIE.
  • Removal of JCQ quote relating to teacher assessed grades.
  • Added statistics on scale of data breaches within education.
  • Added statistics on scale of cyber attacks on primary and secondary settings.
  • Added statistics relating to action of employees triggering cyber attacks.
  • Added reference to smishing attacks.
  • Updated the Harris Federation ransomware attack case study.
  • Added case study of personal details being shared by mistake through email.
  • Added further guidance on checking for phishing emails.
  • Added tip relating to verification of new software applications before use.

KS3 course

Cyber-security module:

  • Introduced the legality of accessing IT systems without permission.
  • Additional interactive knowledge check added.

Airdrop module:

  • Added reference to how children can get into trouble through their use of Airdrop.
  • Additional interactive knowledge check added.

Grooming explained:

  • Updated to most recent police statistics on the scale of sexual grooming of children.
  • Updated end of module assessment

Social media management:

  • Updated statistics on usage of different social media platforms for this age group.
  • Updated default privacy guidance for Instagram.
  • Updated information on max length of TikTok videos.
  • Updated case study on TikTok security concerns.

Reviewing digital information:

  • Removal of outdated Momo Challenge case study.
  • Expanded reference to gambling with warning over Twitch gambling streams.
  • Added advice on evaluating the appropriateness of taking part in viral challenges (deliberately without reference to specific dangerous challenges). 

How to find help and report concerns

  • Added GamCare, the National Gambling Helpline

KS4 course

Cyber-security module:

  • Detail added regarding the legality of accessing IT systems without permission.
  • Additional interactive knowledge check added.

Grooming explained:

  • Updated to most recent police statistics on the scale of sexual grooming of children.
  • Added slide with details on the laws around engaging with extremism.
  • Updated end of module assessment

Social media management

  • Updated privacy setting information for Instagram.
  • Added section with case study linking Snapcat to violent youth culture.
  • Added section covering TikTok.

Reviewing digital information:

  • Removal of outdated Momo Challenge case study.
  • Added advice on evaluating the appropriateness of taking part in viral challenges (deliberately without reference to specific dangerous challenges). 
  • Expanded reference to gambling with warning over Twitch gambling streams and skin gambling.
  • Added additional interactive knowledge check tasks.

How to find help and report concerns

  • Added GamCare, the National Gambling Helpline

KS5 course

Social media management

  • Updated privacy setting information for Instagram.
  • Added section with case study linking Snapcat to violent youth culture.
  • Added section covering TikTok.

Reviewing digital information:

  • Removal of outdated Momo Challenge case study.
  • Added advice on evaluating the appropriateness of taking part in viral challenges (deliberately without reference to specific dangerous challenges). 
  • Expanded reference to gambling with warning over Twitch gambling streams and skin gambling.
  • Added additional interactive knowledge check tasks.

Cyber-security module:

  • Detail added regarding the legality of accessing IT systems without permission.
  • Additional interactive knowledge check added.

Grooming explained:

  • Updated to most recent police statistics on the scale of sexual grooming of children.
  • Added slide with details on the laws around engaging with extremism.
  • Updated end of module assessment

Seeking help and reporting concerns:

  • Added GamCare, the National Gambling Helpline