The ICAM Be Cyber Safe and Responsible Programme (ICAMcsr)

Children Affected by Migration (CAM) are some of the most vulnerable children to threats, violence and abuse when using the internet and particularly social media.

  • The ICAMcsr programme teaches CAM the media literacy they need for safe, secure and responsible behaviour when on-line.
  • Most importantly ICAMcsr also develops the Social and Emotional Learning of CAM so that they have the personal confidence and digital resilience to better protect themselves and other children, and to make safe and responsible decisions when they are on-line.
  • This includes their avoidance of, and response to, cyber-bullying, radicalisation, and attempted grooming as victims or bystanders.
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The Be Cyber Safe and Responsible Programme BeCSR

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The training materials and resources are designed and written in such a way that, as well as being fully integrated into the ICAM programme, they can be used as a stand-alone programme, BeCSR, or integrated into other child safety programmes as required.

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The ICAMcsr training materials and resources are designed and written in such a way that they are fully integrated into the ICAM programme,

√ They can also be used as a stand-alone programme, BeCSR or integrated into other child safety programmes as required.

More In response to the growing evidence that CAM are particularly vulnerable to harm compared to other children when using the internet, the ICAM BeCSR programme was created as an EU Erasmus+ funded extension of the ICAM programme.

ICAM BeCSR extends the Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) element of the ICAM programme to help CAM develop the social and emotional strengths and other personal qualities needed to be digitally resilient while also increasing their online media literacy.

√ Consequently, CAM become better able to protect themselves and other children and to make safe and responsible decisions when they are on-line.

CAM are uniquely vulnerable to online bullying, radicalisation and grooming.

√ The programme supports schools to work with CAM and their families to safeguard unaccompanied activity and navigation of cyberspace.

The programme has the following features:

  1. A literature review and a good practice guide to support for CAM’s safe and responsible internet usage.
  2. Training and professional development materials for use in growing a team of National ICAMcsr Facilitators.
  3. National ICAMcsr Facilitator-supported cascaded online training programmes for training School ICAMcsr Leaders.
  4. Online training for whole school convivencia and CAM SEL for use by School ICAMcsr Leaders supporting school staff and parents/carers.
  5. Learning and teaching materials for the development of children’s SEL related to safe and responsible behaviour and on-line media literacy, aimed at developing CAM’s SEL, media literacy and ability to make sensible and safe decisions when they are on-line at home, at school, or with their peers.
  6. ability and awareness to help others by recognising, understanding and preventing cyberbullying, online harassment and immoral behaviour, and knowing what to do when they encounter it.

Although it can be taught, most SEL is assimilated and requires the appropriate climate in school and in the home.  The SEL for CAM will be achieved alongside the improvement to the climate of convivencia (living in harmony) in schools and in the home.

Watch a short video explaining how the ICAMbecsr programme works

Read a brief explanation – How ICAMcsr works

Visit the BeCSR website

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