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E-Safety for learners

The internet offers immense opportunities for learning, work, and social interaction. However, it also presents various risks, such as 'fake news' and extremism. While it is easy to feel secure online, extremists and individuals with malicious intentions often exploit this sense of safety. Below are several links to additional information that you may find useful for enhancing your knowledge and mitigating these risks:

  • Material promoting extremism: report online material promoting terrorism or extremism, illegal or harmful information, or pictures and videos you’ve found on the internet. You can make your report anonymously via the Home Office website.
  • SHAREChecklist: the internet and social media are full of facts and opinions. While many are balanced and informative, some can be misleading and may actually constitute fake news, making them harmful to share with friends, family or colleagues. Before you like, comment, or share content online, ask yourself: does it look right? Does it sound right? Use the SHARE checklist to help you identify false information.
  • Fake news: four quick checks and tips on how to identify fake news.
  • UK Safer Internet Centre: where you can find online safety tips, advice and resources to help children and young people stay safe online
  • CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection command): are you worried about online sexual abuse or the way someone has been communicating with you or others online? Report it via the CEOP website.
  • ActionFraud: Action Fraud is the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime where you should report fraud if you have been scammed, defrauded or experienced cybercrime in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
  • Education and Training Foundation website: learners can create an account to sign up for the free “Side by Side” resource guide for learners. As well as video case studies, the also features several self-guided modules featuring helpful content and best practice guidance on online safety and several other linked topics.

Signing up and accessing Side by Side is a fairly straight-forward process, but instructions are below. Beneath the instructions you will find Kaplan’s safeguarding commitments, as well as our key safeguarding points of contact.

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How to access the free resource guide

  1. Use the link to open the Education and Training Foundation website
  2. Click “Create New Account”
  3. Agree “Privacy and Cookie Policy” and “Terms of Usage” and click Next
  4. Enter the required details and click “Create my new account”
  5. Complete the registration by clicking the confirmation link in the email you will receive
  6. Once confirmed and logged on, navigate to the Home page, scroll down to the “Available Courses section, and click the box titled “Side by Side” (note - do not use the “Side by Side - Archived” box)
  7. Click the blue “Enrol me” button
  8. You will now see the resources available on this page, which will be available to you each time you login

Education and Training Foundation website

Our Safeguarding Commitments

Kaplan will:

  • Maintain thorough knowledge of safeguarding matters
  • Provide points of contact for anyone needing to report a safeguarding concern
  • Act on reported concerns as appropriate. This may include making a referral to an external agency
  • Promote a culture which promotes safeguarding, reducing the potential for harm to be caused or threatened
  • Introduce apprentices to their rights and responsibilities with regard to Safeguarding and Prevent through their induction
  • Ensure all necessary staff undertake suitable training commensurate with their role in the organisation
  • Be available for apprentices to turn to for advice and support

Find out more

Safeguarding contact information

Concerns and general guidance

Safeguarding

Michael Kemp
Designated Safeguarding Officer
michael.kemp@kaplan.co.uk