LGfL E-SAFETY SURVEY FINDINGS

Helen Warner and Christian Smith On behalf of London Grid for Learning Esafety Board

LGfL Survey
! Undertaken in Q1 2013 ! Interim results published June 2013 ! Full results - Safer Internet Day 2014 ! Around 17000 pupil responses ! Years 3-9 (c third KS3) ! Even gender split ! All London LAs represented (but c55% Havering and Redbridge).

ACCESS

Where is the computer you access most? By Total %

90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 14.34% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 0.29% 0.71% 4.62%

Grand Total
0.54% 0.86%

0.97%

At a friend's house At a relative's house At home At school I use my mobile device or phone In a library In a youth club Somewhere else Year Year Year Year Year Year Year 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

77.66%

Key Findings: Home = key area of access. Mobile device access increases with age.

10.00% 0.00%

Where is the computer you access most? By Year (excluding home)

25.00% 20.00%

15.00%

Key Findings: Role of school access shrinks with age. Personalised access increasing.

At a friend's house

At a relative's house At school

10.00%

I use my mobile device or phone In a library

5.00%

In a youth club

Somewhere else 0.00% Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9

What Devices do you use? (Totals)

on a computer on a games console 2.10% 8.32% 9.93% on a mobile phone on a TV

Key Findings: Computers still dominate (across all years). Tablets? Significant number access via games consoles. Mainly Boys (3x more likely).

79.66%

Girls more likely to access on mobile device.

Do you share your computer?

70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00%

Key Findings: Half use a shared device. But rise of personal device to half of Y9s

30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9

12.19% 33.07%

I share with a brother or sister I share with whole family It's just for me

54.74%

Where do you use your computer?

60.00% 50.00% 40.00% a laptop or device used in many rooms in a room mainly used by mum or dad 30.00% in a shared living room in brother / sister??s bedroom in my bedroom

20.00%

10.00%

0.00% Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 14.12% 36.40% 7.75% in a room mainly used by mum or dad in a shared living room in brother / sister??s bedroom a laptop or device used in many rooms

Key Findings: Third KS2 pupils access from their bedroom, rising to over half by Year 9.

38.77%

2.74% 0.23%

Would you like more use at school outside of school hours?

70.00% Don't know No 60.00% Yes

50.00%

40.00%

30.00%

20.00%

Key Findings: Yes! About half of pupils want more access at school.

10.00%

0.00% Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9

Do Your Parents Know What You Do Online?

Never 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Some of the time Most of the time Always

Key Findings: KS2 less than half of parents know. As pupils get older, parental knowledge declines. Boys more likely to hide browsing habits than girls.

Access Implications?
Significant % do not have ready home access. Impact on home learning? Shared devices - filtering and security? Does your school provide extra access? Know home situation for your pupils? Home access issues: bedroom / games consoles / mobile, parental involvement. What does your school do to inform and raise parental awareness?

USAGE

What do you do online? (by %)

20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9

Key Findings: Fun and games! And school work.

What Types of Websites Do You Regularly Use? Key Stages 1/2

! Top Usages (All) ! Games - 21% ! Youtube - 19% ! Virtual Worlds -13% ! Search Engine - 6% ! Educational Maths - 5% ! School Website - 4% ! Social Networking - 3% ! Top Usages (BvG)
Gaming! Youtube! Virtual Worlds! Search Engine! Educ. Maths! Social Network! School Website! Boys! 22%! 20%! 10%! 6%! 4%! 3%! 3%! Girls! 19%! 17%! 14%! 6%! 6%! 2%! 5%!

Key Findings: Girls more varied in sites visited Gaming and Video (YouTube). Passive consumption rather than creation.

What Types of Websites Do You Regularly Use? Key Stage 3

! Top Usages (All) ! Social Networking- 25% ! Video and TV - 28% ! Search Engine 11% ! Games - 8% ! Email - 4% ! Top Usages (BvG)
Social Network! Youtube! Search Engine! eMail! Gaming! Boys! 17%! 34%! 10%! 1%! 12%! Girls! 30%! 24%! 13%! 6%! 5%!

Key Findings: By KS3, Social Networking and Video (Youtube). Gaming significantly less Distinct gender differences - girls less gaming, more social

What types of games do you play? Boys v Girls

% of boys
20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% 17.9% 14.5% 9.2% 7.9% 5.6% 5.3%

Key Findings: Gender differences. Boys: football and violence. Girls: dress-up games.
Low User Children Games Football Games

2.7% 2.1% 2.0% 1.8% 1.8% 1.8% 1.6% 1.5%

Call of Duty Multi Games Site Driving and Racing Minecraft Mario and Sonic Games

% of girls
20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% 19.0% 14.1% 5.5% 5.2% 4.1% 3.9% 3.7% 3.6% 3.4% 2.6% 2.4% 2.4% Low User Children Games Multi Games Site 2.3% 2.0% Dressing Up Games Moshi Monster Games Movie Star Planet BBC & CBBC - All general and unspecified Educational Maths

What types of games do you play? Key findings: by Key Stage

% of KS1&2
20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% 18.4% 12.1% 7.2% 4.0% 4.0% 3.4% 3.4% 3.3% 3.2% 3.2% 3.0% 2.9% 2.8% 2.5%

Multi games sites e.g. Friv. popular

Low User Children Games Multi Games Site Football Games Moshi Monster Games Driving and Racing Minecraft Club Penguin Call of Duty BBC & CBBC - All general and unspecified Bin Weevils Dressing Up Games Educational Maths Movie Star Planet Mario and Sonic Games

% of KS3
20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.0% 0.0% 18.6% 9.9% 9.6% 6.7%

Low User Children Games Multi Games Site 4.3% 4.2% 3.0% 2.5% 2.5% 2.4% 2.2% 2.1% 2.0% 1.7% Football Games Call of Duty Minecraft Driving and Racing Moshi Monster Games

Who do you Play Games with online? All pupils

50.00% 45.00% 40.00% 35.00% Yes - with older brother or sister 30.00% Yes - with my mum or dad or carer 25.00% 20.00% 15.00% 10.00% 5.00% 0.00% Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 No - very rarely or never play computer games Yes - play mainly on my own Yes - with friends Yes - with online friends

Key Findings: Gaming tends to be with people they know. But 20% of Y5/6 with online friends. Social gaming drops KS3. Girls decline more.

Usage Implications?
Creative use is a lot smaller than expected, Passive consumption Ensure younger children understand risks of multi-user gaming? 18+ games (Boys - Y5 upwards) ? Tackling gender stereotyping? Online platform use directed by schools has impact Support parent / carers make good choices (PEGI rating)? http://www.commonsensemedia.org/game-reviews http://www.pegi.info/en/index/

ONLINE BEHAVIOUR: CONDUCT

Have you ever found things online that make you feel uncomfortable or worried?
5.02% 3.49% 7.88% Just a few times but I did not tell an adult 19.21% Just a few times but I told an adult Never Often, but I usually keep it to myself Often, but I usually tell an adult

Key Findings: ~Two thirds report never. Consistency across years. Find frequency increases with age. Reporting to adult reduces with age to 10% (Y9) never tell anyone. Girls a little more likely to report.

64.41%

Boys
5.67 %

3.17 7.76 % %

Girls
4.41 % 3.78 7.99 % %

16.89 % 62.48 %

21.33 %

66.51 %

Have you ever received a message or picture that upset or bullied you?
2.14% 10.05% Many times Never Sometimes 87.81% 12.00% 10.00% 8.00% 6.00% 4.00% 2.00% 0.00% Many times Sometimes

Boys
Year Year Year Year Year Year Year 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Key Findings: 88% = NO. But 2% are constantly harassed. (~300 children) Reduction across KS2 but rise with KS3 boys. Girls ~30% more likely to have sometimes received a message than boys.

14.00% 12.00% 10.00% 8.00% 6.00% 4.00% 2.00% 0.00% Year Year Year Year Year Year Year 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Girls

Many times Sometimes

Who did you tell?

20.00% 18.00% 16.00% 14.00% 12.00% 10.00% 8.00% 6.00% 4.00% 2.00% 0.00% Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 I didn't tell anyone I told a friend I told a teacher I told another trusted adult I told my parent / carer

Key Findings Most likely to tell their parent but declines with age. Small % tell teacher, more would tell a friend. Significant number never tell ~ 2-5% (c700 pupils)

Did telling someone help it stop?

18.00% 16.00% 14.00% 12.00% 10.00% 8.00% 6.00% 4.00% 2.00% 0.00% Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 No - it made things worse No - they did not help me Yes - they helped me and it has stopped Yes - they helped me but it has not stopped

Key Findings: Two thirds of cases telling helped and bullying stopped. There are still significant number of instances where telling has not helped or made issues worse. (up to 6% c1,000 pupils)

Have you ever sent a silly, unkind or nasty Key Findings: message? (By Year)
6.78% 5.31% 5.94% Don't know / not sure No Yes - a few times Yes - only once

81.97% 16.00% 14.00% 12.00% 10.00%

~18% perpetrators (1 in 5) As students get older they are more likely to have sent an abusive message. Boys (~7%) more than girls (~4%).
Note: Lack of clarity in question may be issue - silly

Don't know / not sure 8.00% 6.00% 4.00% 2.00% 0.00% Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Yes - a few times Yes - only once

Online Conduct Implications?

Online bullying behaviour less than some studies shown but still significant (~ 3-4 children per class affected)? Do you know extent / who / issues in your class / school? Do you do activities that support empathy? Bystander? Need to support telling. Do you have any peer mentoring? But telling must help! Parents / Carers key role key and knowing how to react / where help. How do you support your parents?

ONLINE BEHAVIOUR: CONTACT

Do you have a Social Network Site?

90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00% Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 24.75% 7.72% 7.56% No Yes Yes - it's a shared family site Yes - my parents helped me and monitor it No Yes Yes - it's a shared family site 59.97% Yes - my parents helped me and monitor it

Key Findings: From Y5 rise in Facebook. 50% Y8s. Significant numbers have family or parent sanctioned pages from earlier age.

Have you made friends with people online you didnt know before?
Key Findings: About a third overall say yes. Boys are significantly more likely to make friends online with people they dont know in real life.
10.12% 19.63%

Many times No Sometimes

70.25%

Have you ever met Face to Face people you only know online?
9.00% 8.00% 7.00% 6.00% 5.00% 4.00% 3.00% 2.00% 1.00% 0.00% Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 3.18% 3.99% 2.86% No Yes and I met up with them on my own Yes but I took a friend with me Yes but my parent / adult came with me 89.97% Yes but my parent / adult came with me

10% who said Yes

Yes and I met up with them on my own Yes but I took a friend with me

Key Findings: 3% reported meeting up with online friends on their own.

Impact of KS2 education then risky behaviour rises from Y7

Categories for descriptions of the person they meet online: 0. Perceived dubious response or question misunderstood 1. Low risk a. Family member, introduced by family b. Stranger, but family mediated (e.g. pen-friend that parents or teacher managed the meeting) 2. Medium risk a. Introduced by a friend b. Chose to meet in safe conditions (took friend or chose to meet at school where teachers present) 3. a. b. c.

Types of meetings - By total

12.53%

0 (dubious) 1(Low Risk) 2(Medium Risk) 3 (High Risk)

14.53%

57.20% 15.58%

High risk Stranger, no safety precaution Person was not as they had represented themselves online Listed as a friend of a friend on social networking system

Key Findings: 13% children undertook high risk meetings (460 pupils). Not just older students. Boys twice as likely to undertake.

Social Networking Implications?

Reinforce 13+ for most sites Parents knowledge and behaviours Still need to teach best practice and start at a younger age Need to reinforce the dangers of highest risks No complacency

CONCLUSIONS

Key Conclusions
! Most children having fun online and they experience little of

concern and do not put themselves at risk. ! Esafety Education is having impact, but mainly on KS2. ! Y5-6 is a watershed period. ! Home is where young people have most access and face risks, likely to increase with widening mobile access. ! Schools access is important, and could perhaps be improved. ! Online bullying is a significant issue for those affected. ! Gender stereotypes strong online. ! Significant number of boys playing age inappropriate games. ! High risk behaviours displayed by c3%. ! Boys are as much at risk as girls. ! Parents knowledge is important.

Key messages for schools

! Embed an eSafety programme throughout all years and ensure

pupils know how to report concerns or issues. ! Model good behaviour. ! If in London - use the LGfL! ! Find out about your own setting.

! Tackle gender issues; caring and relationships within

curriculum (e.g. PHSE). ! Violence in gaming - explore options for getting students engaged in pro-social experiences. ! Access - consider use of after school computing clubs!. ! Keep parents advised with eSafety advice throughout the year. ! Never over react or ignore reports make sure you have staff training.

Key messages for parents

! Talk with your child about what they do online. ! With younger (primary) pupils keep the computer in a

shared area. ! Monitor the games and videos your child plays to ensure age appropriate or message sound. ! Do not assume that risks are less because children are younger. ! Enable parental controls and consider consider younger and most vulnerable users on shared devices where possible. ! Never over react or ignore reports and seek help from school staff or online parental support.

London Grid for Learning - LGfL.net

Christian Smith

Helen Warner

! Education Technologies Consultant ! Strictly Education ! Member of LGfL eSafety Board ! christian.smith@strictlyeducation.co.uk

! Head of ICT Support Services ! 3BM Education Partners ! Member of LGfL eSafety Board ! helen.warner@3bm.co.uk

On behalf of The London Grid for Learning and the London E-safety Board

www.lgfl.net