Lesson video

Hi, my name is Mr. Gee, and I'm your PSHE teacher for the unit on online media.

Today's lesson we're going to talk about the definition and clarification of the law in relation to the taking and sharing of indecent images.

Some of the content we will be discussing today may be have a sensitive nature to you, so please ensure you have a responsible adult nearby that you can talk to, whether this be at home or at school.

For today's lesson, you will just need a piece of paper, your exercise book, and something to write with.

So in today's lesson, you'll start with the intro quiz.

If you've not completed this already please go on and complete it.

Take your time with this because there's only a few small questions, but it will give you a good understanding of whether you are knowledgeable in this area at the moment.

If you're not, don't worry, I will be able to see you answers, so it will be good to know what people know and what they don't know.

We will then look at what constitutes an indecent image.

So at the moment, you may not understand what an indecent image is, but by the end of this lesson hopefully you will understand what an indecent image is, what constitutes an indecent image, so you don't get yourself into trouble.

One of the most important things we will look at today is what the law is in relation to indecent images and media sharing.

The law is really, really important because obviously you want to make sure that you don't get yourself into trouble and others don't get into trouble.

We will look at the punishments that are given out for breaking the law in this sense.

And obviously, we don't want people to be getting into trouble, so it's important that you know this.

And we will reflect on what we've learnt through an exit quiz.

You will also come up with some ideas for how you are going to behave online to make sure you don't get yourself into trouble and where you can go if there are any issues with online media.

So let's get started.

So before we start the key learning today, we want to look at some keywords from today's lesson.

So indecent, indecent you'll hear a lot in these three lessons, especially today.

So it refers to inappropriate content especially in relation to sexual matters.

So we will look at videos and images and see what constitutes inappropriate.

Sexting is where you send a message to another person with explicit content.

This can be through the form of an image, a video or even text.

And then finally, coercion.

Coercion is where someone forces someone to do something through threats, in particular, something such as blackmail.

Moving on, we'll have a look at the law surrounding indecent images.

In the UK the age of consent for sexual intercourse is 16.

However, it is an offence to make, distribute, possess or show any indecent images of anyone aged under 18, even if the content was created with the consent of that young person.

This includes for people under the age of 18 as well.

So anybody can be prosecuted and this comes under Section 1 of the Protection of Children Act, 1978.

So what we're going to do now, we're going to have a look at a couple of questions and see whether you feel the answers are true or false.

So following on from what I've just spoke about there, do you think it is okay for someone under the age of 18 to share a sexual image of themselves with someone else under the age of 18? True or false? I'll give you a couple of seconds just to see what you think the answer is.

Well, the answer, as mentioned before, is false.

It is illegal to share images of yourself with anybody else, if you are under the age of 18.

So even if you're under the age of 18 you are still breaking the law, so please be aware of that.

Next one.

Women, or girls, are always the victims of indecent image sharing, true or false? I'll just give you a couple of seconds to think about this one.

The answer is false.

All people are potentially victims of indecent image sharing.

According to government data, 26% of young people had sent an explicit image to someone they're interested in.

And 48% had received an explicit image containing material from someone else.

That's quite a staggeringly high number.

So what is an indecent image? You may wish to pause the video at this point in order to write down a definition of what you feel an indecent image is.

So please, pause the video, take time to write a sentence on how do you, what do you think an indecent image is.

Think back to how we defined this at the start of the lesson.

Okay, so an indecent image, just to recap, is an inappropriate image often of a sexual nature.

Just to clarify as well, this can relate to videos.

So please, don't just limit this to images.

What is the law in relation to the sharing of explicit and indecent images? So under what age do you feel it is illegal to possess explicit images? Going to give you a few seconds just to look at those answers below and decide which one you think it is.

That's right, it's 18.

It is illegal for anybody under the age of 18 to share any explicit images, even of themselves.

This is despite the age of consent for sexual intercourse being 16.

Just to recap, this includes videos as well.

And a reminder of the law.

So as we've mentioned, I'm going to keep going over it, but it's really important.

The age of consent for sexual intercourse is 16.

However, it is an offence to make, distribute, possess or show any indecent images of anyone under the age of 18, even if that content was created with the consent of that young person.

And it comes under Section 1 of the Protection of Children Act.

What do you think the punishment is by law for making, distributing, possessing, or showing any images of someone under the age of 18? At this moment it may be a good time to pause the video and write down some of the things that you think could happen to someone who breaks the law in this sense.

So out of these ones below, what do you think is true? Which ones do you think could be a punishment for the making, distributing, possessing or showing images of someone under the age of 18? Well, four out of the five below are actually punishments for breaking the law.

Life in prison is the only one which you could not get for breaking the law in this sense.

But up to 10 years in prison is the maximum term, which is quite severe.

So community service, you could have to take part in programmes where you help out a local community, in terms of picking up rubbish or regeneration.

You could end up with a caution, which could stay on your record for a number of years.

You could end up with six months in prison.

You could end up with 10 years in prison.

It all depends obviously on the nature of the severity of the crime that is committed.

You could also end up on the sex offenders register which would ruin your prospects.

So you need to take these situations seriously, and be aware that you don't want to break the law because you can end up in a lot of trouble.

So just on that, what rules could you make for yourself on communicating online? So we'll go through a few ideas here before you start making your own rules.

So think about these images on the right here.

Thinking about phone security, thinking about people that could look into your phone.

How could these pictures help you think about your online behaviour? So I want you, in a minute, to create some rules of how you will behave when sending images.

Remind yourself of the law when thinking about these.

So once again, this could be a good point to stop the video for a few seconds, just whilst you make a note.

Try and come up with three or four points that could help you when communicating online.

Three or four golden rules that make sure that you are safe when online.

As I said, maybe pause the video at this point in order to take your time to do this.

Okay, here's some rules that I came up with.

You may have come up with some different ones.

If I talk you through mine very briefly, I'll explain why.

So I only send messages to people I know.

And the reason I do that is because those people will have an element of trust.

I will only send them information that I want them to know.

Never send pictures which could be used against me.

So always make sure the content you are sending is appropriate.

Watch the use of bad language.

Obviously, at times, people may use bad language when they send it to you, that doesn't mean you need to, that doesn't mean you need to replicate it and send it back.

Watch your language, rise above it.

And as it says there, block people who harass.

If anyone is sending you multiple messages, where they being abusive, they're threatening you, you can always block them.

You don't have to respond to them, and you can always tell a responsible adult.

Well, thank you for taking time to work with me today on this lesson.

I hope you've enjoyed it.

I hope you've taken something out of it.

If you'd like to, please ask your parent or carer to share your work on Twitter by tagging @OakNational, with the #LearnwithOak.

Thanks for working with me today.

And I'll see you again soon, bye for now.