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.
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 2016 focused upon hate speech that can take place online. Young people want the internet to be a positive and inclusive place that respects people’s differences and this pack is designed to start those discussions and to help them to make this a reality.
This pack contains:
quick activities
wider activities
one fully supported lesson plan
assembly presentation with script
Safer Internet Day 2016 focused upon hate speech that can take place online. Young people want the internet to be a positive and inclusive place that respects people’s differences and this pack is designed to start those discussions and to help them to make this a reality.
This pack contains:
quick activities
wider activities
one fully supported lesson plan
assembly presentation with script
A resource for 10-12 year olds, helping young people with the online aspects of moving to secondary school.
A lot of work goes into helping young people make a smooth transition from primary to secondary education. We have created these videos and accompanying resources to help with the online aspects of this move.
The videos cover issues like wanting a first phone, group chats, and handling friend and follower requests.
Social media and under 13s
This resource focuses on helping young people aged 10-13 when moving from primary to secondary education, in the UK this usually happens at the age of 11. This is also a time when many young people will receive their first phone and start to use apps, including social media, to keep in touch with old friends and make new ones, even when they do not meet the age requirements. Most social media and messaging apps have a minimum user age of 13, and we recommend to parents, carers and young people that they wait until they reach this age.
Whilst we do encourage young people to wait, we are aware that there will be learners who are already active on these platforms, and this is why they are discussed in this resource. For those learners who are not using social media yet, the activities will be helpful if they choose to do so later.
Teachers and educators, if you believe that some of your learners are using social media before they are 13, you should follow the procedures of your school or setting in this situation.
Learning activities to generate discussion about livestreaming and related online safety messages.
Livestreaming is becoming a very popular way for people to broadcast themselves on apps and sites such as Instagram, TikTok, Twitch and YouTube.
Young people might use these services to broadcast live video footage to others, such as their friends, a certain group of people or the general public.
This resource has been produced to support teachers and other professionals working with young people and it includes the following:
An introduction for staff on the topic of livestreaming and how their students may engage with it.
Two scenario based activities to support students and staff in discussing some of the risks of livestreaming.
A page of livestreaming tips provided by Childnet Digital Leaders.
A collection of quick activities for use with 7-11 year olds to help explore the concept of screen time.
These activities are designed to:
Be quick to run and easy to adapt.
Be used with young people aged 7-11 years old (but adaptable for other ages).
Help young people recognise the signs they may experience when they’ve been online too long.
Help young people recognise the importance of balancing online and offline activities.
PSHE/PSE lesson plans, quick activities, a quiz and teaching guide designed to explore problematic online sexual behaviour with 9-12 year olds.
This toolkit explores problematic online sexual behaviour, with a focus on online sexual harassment e.g. bullying or harmful behaviour online based on gender or sexual orientation stereotypes, body-shaming, nudity and sexually explicit content.
This toolkit for 9-12 year olds follows on from the creation of the ‘Step Up, Speak Up!’ toolkit for 13-17 year olds.
What does this toolkit include?
Three lesson plans
Quick activities
An interactive quiz
Teaching Guide
What are the learning objectives?
To support educators in delivering high quality PSHE/PSE and relationships education lessons.
To give children a safe space to discuss, explore and challenge peer to peer online sexual harassment e.g. bullying or harmful behaviour online based on gender or sexual orientation stereotypes, body-shaming, nudity and sexually explicit content.
To discuss with children how they can be good friends online.
To raise awareness of this issue to prevent it from becoming normalised.
To give children the confidence to report unacceptable online behaviour.
Lesson plan looking at watching and sharing videos online for young people under the age of 13.
Developed in response to feedback from parents and professionals about the use of video-sharing platforms by young people under the age of 13, including TikTok, YouTube, Twitch, Instagram and Snapchat.
This lesson supports learners to:
Recognise the possible risks of using online video-sharing platforms.
Understand that not all video content should be shared with all audiences.
Develop a bank of practical strategies to use on online video-sharing platforms.
It also includes teacher guidance on how to talk about age-restricted platforms with young people who are not yet old enough to be using them, but may already be doing so.
‘On the internet’ is a learning-to-read book for children aged 4 and above.
It has been written for your child to read, with your help when needed. There is no ‘right’ or ‘expected’ number of words for your child to read in this book. Their interaction will be based entirely on their ability. There are puzzles after the story. You will need to read the instructions for these to your child.
Top tips for reading this book together:
Encourage your child to read as much as they can, and help them to sound out the words if they get stuck.
Encourage your child to begin by sounding out the simpler words, e.g. a, can, for etc., and progress from there. Each sentence begins with, ‘You can,’ so this repeated phrase will become familiar.
It’s a good idea to read the story several times. Practising, and pointing out, the different sound combinations will help to build your child’s confidence.
Choose a time to read when your child is not too tired or distracted. You do not need to read the whole book in one sitting and can always return to it later. Only read for as long as your child wants to.
Remember to give lots of encouragement, and praise, for their efforts!
The main aim of this book is enjoyment! If your child wants you to read the entire text to them, that’s fine too!
Guidance notes
The following sounds are included:
ll, ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, oa, oo (moon), oo (book), ar, or, ear, ure, er.
It is important that your child tries to read these as letter combinations, rather than reading each letter individually. If they are unsure, look at the words together and see if they can spot any sound patterns that they are familiar with.
Non-decodable words included: the, you, so.
Digital resilience is a key skill that we want young people to develop. Whilst going online can be incredibly fun and enjoyable, there can also be times when a young person can feel upset, not good enough, or left out.
These are the occasions when young people will need strategies to help themselves and also to help their friends if they are having a difficult time online.
This lesson aims to look at the positive and negative experiences young people have online, consider the impact they may have and devise ways to build digital resilience.
A printable version of our SMART rules for primary aged children, containing useful safety websites and advice to help keep you and your friends safe when using the internet and mobile devices.
