Register here for your free tickets to Barnardos’ Webinar taking place on Tuesday, 30^th March at 10am-12pm entitled, ‘Plugged in, Switched Off’ for parents and professionals.  

 

Overview

 

These past few months have presented many challenges, however it is clear that our collective relationship with technology has increased.

 
 

Agenda

• 10.00-10.05: Welcome and introduction from MC, Anton Savage
• 10.05-10.20: Insights from Barnardos Online Safety Programme
• 10.20-10.40: Insights from expert - Joanna Fortune (Clinical psychotherapist and parenting expert)
• 10.40-10.50: Insights from Industry - Tik Tok and Google
• 10.50-11.00: Insights from Young people - Webwise Youth Advisory Panel (YAP)
• 11.00-11.05: Comfort break
• 11.05-11.30: Break out sessions (choose 1 from 3 options)
• Workshop 1: Being a good role model: how to empower parents (chaired by Barnardos Project Leader)
• Workshop 2: Opportunities and challenges re Screentime and Digital Learning - insights from a teaching perspective (chaired by Children & Young People Services Committee (CYPSC) Education Chair)
• Workshop 3: Defining Digital Wellbeing - how can we promote it for children? (chaired by Cybersafekids)
• 11.35-11.55: Panel discussion (Joanna Fortune - key note speaker, Almudena Lara - Google, 2 young people from YAP, Clíodhna Purdue - Barnardos)
• 11.55-12.00: Wrap up and close