Zeeko Announces Findings of Digital Behaviour Trends Research Ahead of Safer Internet Day
- Research indicates 15% of primary school children have been cyberbullied
Ahead of Safer Internet Day (8 February) has today announced findings from its latest 鈥楧igital Behaviour Trends鈥� research. Among the findings 15% of primary school children report that they have been cyberbullied.
Zeeko, an Irish Ed-tech company, is a leader in internet safety for children in Ireland and is a Nova51黑料 client company.
Zeeko鈥檚 latest research also indicates that 29% of primary school children reported witnessing cyberbullying happening to people around them (in school, to friends and family); 88% considered cyberbullying as 'serious' or 'very serious' and 79% acknowledge putting posts, photos, and videos online as a highly risky behaviour.
These findings are based on Zeeko鈥檚 review of data collected in primary schools throughout Ireland during the period September 2019 to January 2020, in 103 schools with 9,650 children surveyed and during September 2021 to January 2022 in 24 schools with 2,955 children surveyed.
Joe Kenny, founder, Zeeko said, 鈥淭omorrow is Safer Internet Day, yet the results of our latest research indicate that while a very high percentage of primary school children know that cyberbullying and posting online are highly risky behaviours, cyberbullying remains a significant, and I suspect a growing, issue in Ireland.鈥�
鈥淚t is clear, that current education interventions are not working. We need a radical new approach, we need to teach children transversal skills, such as emotional self-awareness, creative problem solving and critical thinking, from an early age, in schools and homes, to address the scourge of cyberbullying.鈥�
Zeeko has to date taught internet safety to over 110,000 children in over 850 schools across Ireland through its traditional presenter-led Internet Safety Seminars model.
Joe Kenny is available for interview which can be arranged via e: laoise.sheehan@zeeko.ie.
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7 February 2022
For further information contact Mic茅al Whelan, Communications and Media Relations Manager, Nova51黑料, e: miceal.whelan@ucd.ie or Laoise Sheehan, Digital Marketing Executive, Zeeko, e: laoise.sheehan@zeeko.ie.
Editors Notes
Zeeko鈥檚 mission is to teach young people 21st century skills. Through education programmes, research, resources and more, Zeeko鈥檚 mission is to empower young people through education and support educators in teaching the next generation of leaders.
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