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The main point or aim of the assemblies provided to all students (1300) at Holmfirth
High School was to raise awareness of behaviour, actions and consequences which could
result by using social network sites. The theme for this years SID10 is called "Think
before you post".
In line with CEOP's resources content and information was given to our students which
alerted them to bare facts about the use of online social network sites. Typically these
facts are:
• The internet is used daily by over 75% of the UK population = A lot of people
online.
• The forecast for online users is set to increase year on year by approximately 1
million users per year.
• The most used and popular social network site in the UK (as of September 2009)
is Facebook.
• The most used social network site by our students is Facebook.
• Facebook is used most, by users in the age range between 20 - 40.
• Facebook is used most by people in the north of the UK.
• Employee's are active in using social network sites to screen candidates before
being invited to interview. In 53% of cases where employees used social network
sites to screen candidates prior to interview 43% decided not to employ due to
direct behaviours found on social network sites.
• Some employees are now using social network sites to source potential future
work force. Reasons for approaching individuals found on social network sites
are:
◦ Good communication skills
◦ Positive characters
◦ Examples of creativeness
• Universities are taking disciplinary action against students that are found to have
undesirable content posted on social network sites.
• A leading school in London, recently suspended 29 pupils, for posting a comment
about a teacher.
Throughout the assemblies the students were asked questions in relation to their online
activity and behaviour. These questions and the results can be found below:
Year 7
Detail and
Q's Chart
results
1 • Good 55
• Unsure 19
• Bad 3
Total 77
• Yes 67
2
• No 6
Total 73
• Facebook 44
• msn 23
• Youtube 11
3
• Other 3
• Twitter 1
• Bebo 1
• Myspace 1
Total 84
How do you usually
access your Social
Network sites?
4 • PC/ laptop 52
• Mobile phone 2
Total 54
Total 54
Year 8
Detail and
Q's Chart
results
1 • Good 56
• Unsure 26
• Bad 8
Total 90
Do you use Social
Network sites?
2 • Yes 81
• No 10
Total 91
• Facebook 62
• Msn 16
• Youtube 12
3 • Other 6
• Bebo 3
• Yahoo groups 2
• Twitter 1
Total 102
• Pc/ laptop 60
4 • Other device 7
• Mobile phone 6
Total 73
Have you ever been
harassed, hurt or upset
due to behaviours on
Social Network Sites?
5 • No 49
• Yes 27
Total 76
Year 9
Detail and
Q's Chart
results
1 • good 77
• unsure 9
• bad 3
Total 89
2 • yes 81
• no 5
Total 86
Which Social Network
site do you use the
most?
• facebook 59
• msn 21
• youtube 11
• bebo 4
3
• yahoo groups 2
• other 2
• myspace 1
• twitter 1
Total 101
• pc/ laptop 63
4 • other device 8
• mobile phone 6
Total 77
5 • no 64
• yes 12
Total 76
Year 10
Detail and
Q's Chart
results
Do you think the
internet is good, or
bad?
• good 41
1 • bad 5
• unsure 3
Total 49
• yes 57
2
• no 9
Total 66
• facebook 41
• msn 13
• youtube 10
• yahoo groups 6
3
• other 2
• myspace 2
• bebo 1
• twitter 1
Total 76
How do you usually
access your Social
Network sites?
• pc/ laptop 36
• mobile phone 6
4 • other device 5
Total 47
• no 31
5 • yes 17
Total 48
Year 11
Detail and
Q's Chart
results
Do you think the
internet is good, or
bad?
• good 60
• unsure 21
1
• bad 4
Total 85
• bebo 111
• facebook 58
• youtube 14
• msn 13
• other 3
3
• myspace 3
• twitter 3
• yahoo groups 2
Total 207
How do you usually
access your Social
Network sites?
• pc/ laptop 43
• mobile phone 9
4
• other device 4
Total 56
• no 35
5
• yes 22
Total 57