Glossary

A promise made by an individual in the court of law stating that they are telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

An injunction to be excluded from the property in which you both live. The court will decide who will be allowed to stay in the home or any part of the home.

Off-rolling is when a school removes a child from the school admissions register but does not permanently expel the child (the school does not formally exclude the child). A school may do this when it is in their best interest to do so. For example to make the school statistics look better. Off-rolling is also when a school pressures parents to remove their child from the school admissions register to benefit the school. In this way the school does not have to exclude the child from the school. Off-rolling is illegal.

Section 29(3) of the education act 2002 allows maintained schools to direct a disruptive child to continue their education off-site for a small time period. It is a way to improve the future behaviour of a child. Academies can also do this if they need to under the general powers given to them by the government. An off-site direction does not need the consent of the childs’ parents. However, the parents need to be kept abreast of all decisions regarding the off-site direction. If the child concerned has a EHC plan then the school will have to keep the local authority updated as well as the parents. An off-site direction has to be reviewed regularly with parental involvement.

This is when the court will deal with a case application or matter without a court hearing.

Online bullying encompasses the following: Sending rude and hateful messages online Making rude and hateful comments on social media posts Sending threatening messages online. Embarrassing a person online in front of other users. Pretending to be another person to misrepresent them online Sharing and posting indecent and shameful images and videos online in order to embarrass someone. Making a hate website targeting someone. Deliberately removing or excluding a person from an online group to cause them to feel isolated, not wanted, alone and unliked. Online bullying can happen to anyone anywhere and anytime. At times it can be relentless and overwhelming. Often the perpetrators are anonymous and cannot be traced. Another name of online bullying is cyber bullying.

Online child abuse is any type of child abuse that occurs online/on the internet. The following are types of child online abuse: Cyber bullying Child grooming Emotional abuse Emotional blackmail. Sexual abuse Cyber crime Cyber sex trafficking Harassment and threats Hate speech Sexual exploitation Online child abuse is virtual, often anonymous and happens from a distance. Online child abuse is also known as cyber molestation. It can happen on your child’s mobile phone, laptop, desk top, tablet and games console.

This is the process when an individual can pretend to be someone else, develops a relationship with the child and then tricks, lies, pressures, manipulates, coerces, blackmails or forces them to participate in sexual activity. The sexual activity can involve the following: Meeting with them outside Sending sexual images Sending sexual videos Communicating in a sexual manner Online child grooming is a form of child sexual exploitation and online child abuse.

Online creeping happens when an individual follows everything another person does online. The person whose posts, social media and online life is being followed is often unaware this is happening.

Online doxing happens when an individual posts and reveals private information including images of another person with the intent to cause harm or shame. Another name for online doxing is online outing.

Online flaming happens when an individual deliberately starts an online argument or fight by sending inflammatory and harsh messages and comments that are designed to fuel a fight. Online flaming often happens on social media in a public domain. The individual who is flaming is known to the person they are trying to start a fight with.

Online masquerading happens when an individual makes up an online identity to protect their real identity while they stalk and bully someone online.

Online porn is a video, image, article or text on the internet that is sexual in content. This can be the showing of a human being without any clothes on or very limited clothing where their genitals can be seen. Porn is also the showing of people in sexual acts. Porn is short for pornography. Online porn is also known as internet pornography.

Online stalking is when an individual is harassed with the use of the internet and electronic devices. Online stalking can leave a person feeling bullied, blackmailed, scared, frightened, and threatened. Another name for online stalking is cyber stalking.

Online trolling happens when an individual sends constant unwanted messages and social media comments to someone online. The messages and comments can be rude, abusive, sexual in nature and upsetting. The individual doing this is called a troll and they are often not known to the person they are sending messages and comments to.

An open court is where a case is being heard and dealt with where the public and the press can attend and report on. All family cases in the UK are NOT heard in an open court.

The open university is a process where an individual can study for a degree which is different from a regular university. The differences are: Unlike a regular university student where they attend lectures and classes in person, the open university student studies using online classes and/or printed materials. Tutorials can be available online The student can be anywhere in the world, even at home. It is cheaper. It is flexible. The open university is also known as distance learning. You can study full-time or part-time.

An out of age cohort child or a summer born child is one that becomes the right age for the year group just after the date when the year ends. An example of this is when a child reaches the right age for admission into a class in year 7 on 31st August but they will be admitted into a year 6 class.

At the end of the mediation, you will have a summary of the decisions made and agreed by both ex-partners. This is called an outcome statement or a memorandum of understanding. Now the mediation company or a solicitor can write yours and your ex-partner’s decisions onto a piece of paper called a draft consent agreement and send it to the court to be approved/formalised by the court and made into a legal consent order/court order.

This term is used to describe the fact that all court cases have to dealt with fairly, cost effectively and efficiently.