Childnet - making the internet a great and safe place
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We are an online safety charity and it is our mission to make the internet a great and safe place for all children and young people. We create free resources to be used with 3-18 year olds tackling online issues.
We are an online safety charity and it is our mission to make the internet a great and safe place for all children and young people. We create free resources to be used with 3-18 year olds tackling online issues.
A story about online safety for younger children with a song to help them learn how to stay safe on the internet. Smartie is a very happy penguin who receives a tablet for his birthday and the story is about the situations he finds himself in as he starts to use his new device. He finds a pop-up wanting him to spend money, his brother goes on his tablet and he also plays a game online too. The key message is to go to an adult for help.
Safer Internet Day 2018 focused upon the theme ‘Create, connect and share respect: A better internet starts with you’. This was a chance to look at how relationships and the way people interact online can be different and encouraging young people to think about their digital wellbeing too.
Childnet, as part of the UK Safer Internet Centre, coordinates Safer Internet Day in the UK and has created this resource pack to start discussions and promote Safer Internet Day. This pack provides lots of great ideas to help schools, youth groups, libraries and other organisations get involved in Safer Internet Day 2018.
This pack contains:
- a fully supported lesson plan
- quick activities
- drama activities
- whole school/community activities
- assembly presentation with script
We would like to thank Oath for their kind support in the development of the Education Packs and the Welsh Government for supporting the translation.
Safer Internet Day 2017 focused upon the power of images explores the power and influence of images and videos in young people’s lives. The day highlighted the positives and potential risks as well as identifying the key skills young people needed.
This pack contains:
- quick activities
- whole school/community activities
- one fully supported lesson plan
- assembly presentation with script
- a play script
A set of A3 posters covering some of the issues young people face online. We think these posters will mainly be suitable for young people aged 11 and over but they can be used with younger children.
Originally produced for Safer Internet Day 2018 and focused upon the theme ‘Create, connect and share respect: A better internet starts with you’. These resources look at how relationships and the way people interact online can be different and encourage young people to think about their digital wellbeing too.
Childnet, as part of the UK Safer Internet Centre, coordinates Safer Internet Day in the UK and has created this resource pack to start discussions and promote Safer Internet Day. This pack provides lots of great ideas to help schools, youth groups, libraries and other organisations get involved in Safer Internet Day 2018.
This pack contains:
two fully supported lesson plans (one for ages 3-5, one for ages 5-7)
supporting activities
assembly presentation with script
a quiz for 6-7 year olds
We would like to thank Oath for their kind support in the development of the Education Packs and the Welsh Government for supporting the translation.
Safer Internet Day 2017 focused upon the power of images explores the power and influence of images and videos in young people’s lives. The day highlighted the positives and potential risks as well as identifying the key skills young people needed.
Childnet, as part of the UK Safer Internet Centre, coordinates Safer Internet Day in the UK and has created this resource pack to start discussions and promote Safer Internet Day. This pack provides lots of great ideas to help schools, youth groups, libraries and other organisations get involved in Safer Internet Day 2017.
This pack contains:
- quick activities
- whole school/community activities
- one fully supported lesson plan
- assembly presentation with script
- a play script
Safer Internet Day 2019 focused on the issue of consent online.
Childnet, as part of the UK Safer Internet Centre, coordinates Safer Internet Day in the UK and has created this resource pack to start discussions and promote Safer Internet Day. This pack provides lots of great ideas to help schools, youth groups, libraries and other organisations get involved in Safer Internet Day 2019.
This pack contains:
a fully supported lesson plan
quick activities
drama activities
whole school/community activities
assembly presentation with script
videos
We would like to thank Verizon Media for their kind support in the development of the Education Packs and the Welsh Government for supporting the translation.
Safer Internet Day 2019 focused on consent and asking for permission when sharing things online.
Childnet, as part of the UK Safer Internet Centre, coordinates Safer Internet Day in the UK and has created this resource pack to start discussions and promote Safer Internet Day. This pack provides lots of great ideas to help schools, youth groups, libraries and other organisations get involved in Safer Internet Day 2019.
This pack contains:
a fully supported lesson plan for 3-5s and 5-7s
assembly presentation with script
a poster
We would like to thank Verizon Media for their kind support in the development of the Education Packs and the Welsh Government for supporting the translation.
A practical campaign toolkit to address the issue of online sexual harassment amongst young people aged 13 – 17 years.
The Step Up, Speak Up! Teaching Toolkit is a practical, interactive and scenario-based resource which addresses the issue of online sexual harassment amongst 13-17 year olds.
About this toolkit
This toolkit is comprised of 4 lesson plans with accompanying films, an audio story, workshops and an assembly presentation. This toolkit gives young people the opportunity to explore their own attitudes and opinions of online sexual harassment, and to discuss ways to challenge unacceptable online behaviour.
The reporting process is a key theme that runs throughout the toolkit, and the different reporting options are explored and clarified.
*Opportunities for adaptation and extension are provided for all activities, plus additional information for educators to understand the background of the issues at hand and guidance on discussing these with students. *
Why should young people be taught about online sexual harassment?
It’s a growing issue
Project deSHAME found that 51% of UK young people aged 13-17 years have seen people sharing nude or nearly nude images of someone they know in the last year. We found 26% of UK young people reported that someone had shared gossip or lies about their sexual behaviour online, and 39% of UK young people have witnessed people setting up a page/group to share sexual gossip or images of their peers.
It’s not just about sexting
Online sexual harassment covers many different behaviours, with sexting being one out of the many other types. Sexting is an umbrella term and it can take many forms. Much of the previous work on this topic has been focussed on the initial sharing of the image, and risks placing the blame on the victim rather than concentrating on the unacceptable behaviour of the person who breached their trust and shared it on.
It’s not being reported enough
It’s clear that many young people are witnessing or experiencing a wide range of online sexual harassment incidents but not reporting them. Project deSHAME found that 53% of young people said they would ignore online sexual harassment if it happened to them, and only 15% said they would speak to a teacher about it.