Children Enjoy Learning to Keep Safe On-line: eCadets
Case study: Colin Marks - Orton Wistow School, Peterborough
I signed the school up to eCadets at the E2BN e-safety conference held in Peterborough this year. I met Henry, who created the scheme, and after listening to him explain how it works and the successes he had seen in other schools I felt it was the next step for us.
Once I had investigated the website and looked through the resources, including videos, on how to get started I told all the children about eCadets in assembly and started the recruitment process. All children who wanted to be an eCadet (lots!) completed a short application form just saying why they wanted to be an eCadet and what strengths they could bring to the role.
I then chose 20 from across Years 2-6 to design an e-safety poster and I spoke to them in groups. I then selected 2 children from each year group to become the first eCadets team. This was announced in an assembly where they received their badge and I created a display in a central area of the school which included their photos and some of their posters.