This book explores the online behavior and safeguarding of children with special education needs (SEN) in the digital world. Founded in research which evidences key stakeholder perspectives, this book informs and guides stakeholders towards sensibly balancing risk and opportunities online with an understanding that SEN children may face some unique challenges that can place them at greater risk. To develop a child-centered approach, the authors employ an ecosystems theory approach which considers child development as a system of interrelated relationships affected by multiple levels of surrounding environment, drawing upon Bronfenbrenner's seminal work and positioning the research within the field of education.
1. Children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and
Online Harms.-
2. The Policy Context for Special Educational Needs and
Disabilities (SEND), and Online Safety in the UK.-
3. A Critical Review of
Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), and Online Safety.-
4.
Stakeholder Views on Special Educations Needs and Disabilities (SEND), and
Online Safety.-
5. Unpacking Stakeholder Goals and Motivations.-
6. A Special
Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) Online Safety Framework.-
7.
Verifying the Findings and Implementing the Online Safety Framework.-
8.
Conclusions and the Future of Online Safety and Special Educational Needs and
Disabilities (SEND).
Hayley Henderson is a Senior Lecturer in Business and Law at University of Northampton, UK. She has previously published around digital literacy and online safety for young people.
Andy Phippen is Professor of Digital Rights at Bournemouth University, UK. He has published widely on digital rights and harms, including recently authoring and co-authoring Policy and Rights Challenges in Childrens Online Behaviour and Safety, 20172023 (2025), Policing Teen Sexting (2023) and Online Resilience and Wellbeing in Young People (2022) for Palgrave.
