Children To Learn Web ‘Green Cross Code’
Children will be taught how to protect themselves online through the 21st century equivalent of the Green Cross Code’s ‘Stop, Look, Listen’.
Staying safe on the internet will become part of the school curriculum from September 2011 under new government plans.
The mantra of ‘Zip It, Block It, Flag It’ will remind youngsters to ‘zip up’ about personal details, block unsuitable sites and emails, and flag up worrying content to the appropriate authority.
The moves are part of Britain’s first internet safety strategy, drawn up by the UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS).
The plans, Click Clever, Click Safe, will be formally unveiled by Prime Minster Gordon Brown.
The strategy aims to implement recommendations drawn up by psychologist and TV parenting expert Professor Tanya Byron.
She was asked to help parents and their children get the most from new technologies while protecting youngsters from harmful material.
Examining the impact of the internet, she found that young people have greater online access than ever before, with 99% of eight- to 17-year-olds using the web.
But almost one in five have come across inappropriate content and a third said their parents do not monitor their online activities.
The strategy also includes proposals to review internet companies, charities and the public sector to check they meet new child safety standards.
In addition, every one of 270,000 computers provided under the Government’s home access scheme will include a “panic button” providing access to help.
Parents will also be able to turn to a one-stop shop website for internet safety advice hosted by the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (Ceop).
Reacting to the straegy, Dr Byron told Sky News: “It’s late, more needs to be done, I’m coming back into government in January to kick it on a bit, but I’m pretty pleased with some of what is coming out today.”
She added: “Nothing is 100% safe, the real world isn’t 100% safe, so neither will the online world ever be.”
The UKCCIS is made up of more than 140 organisations, including Google, Microsoft, Bebo and the NSPCC.
Content courtesy of Sky News
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