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There is still time to book onto the free (to Shropshire schools) e-safety conference, next Tuesday, 8th July at Albrighton Hall, nr Shrewsbury. The keynote speaker will be Karl Hopwood, whose bio reads
‘He has been involved with internet safety projects with Becta for a number of years now and worked on the initial pilot of the internet proficiency pack. E-safety had a high priority in the school and Karl has run a number of successful workshops for parents and children on this subject. He works with the local authority in Wiltshire to develop guidance materials relating to school and home Internet safety. Karl is now an independent e-safety consultant and is currently supporting Childnet International as one of their trustees. His work involves creating best practice and policy about developing e-safety guidance, and he has given presentations at a number of national and international events including the Innovative Teacher’s Forum and more recently at the Young People in the Internet and Mobile Age conference in Cairo. Karl is working for a number of different organisations now including Becta, CEOP and The South West Grid for Learning.’
In addition, there will be time for discussion, an introduction to the long-awaited WMNet e-safety materials and some examples of good practice from Shropshrie schools.
In the afternoon, we are holding a content exhibition, which will give schools a chance to see the type of content and technology available to them, and will also give the LA a chance to findout what type of content schools would like to see included on the Learning Gateway. 
to book onto the course, contact CPD@shropshire.gov.uk