Help, advice and resources for teachers and professionals
Guidance on a range of online safety topics for educators and schools
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Find help for specific concerns including reporting, responding to disclosures and safeguarding queries.
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Help & advice
Gaming
Our information and guidance around gaming content and in-game chat features
Online grooming
Not everyone online is who they say they are, and this can be a difficult concept for some children to understand
Reliability online
There is a large amount of content available online, so it can be challenging sifting through it and working out what is accurate and useful
Online Bullying
How to identify online bullying and key advice on how to deal with it
Resources
Learning resources and other resources for professionals, including toolkits, videos, lesson plans, leaflets and much more!
Teachers and professionals resource sheet
An information sheet for teachers and professionals signposting to useful online safety websites, organisations and resources.
Embedding online safety
Guidance for educators and other professionals on embedding online safety messages across the primary and secondary school curriculums.
Digiduck Stories
A collection of five stories created to help parents and teachers educate children aged 3–7 about online safety, with accompanying teaching activities.
Moving on up!
Toolkit with videos and lesson plans for adults helping young people aged 10-13 with the online aspects of moving to secondary school.
Teaching about online pornography (SEND)
Teaching resources including video on online pornography for young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities aged 11-17 years old.
Just a joke?
Lesson plans, quick activities, a quiz and teaching guide designed to explore problematic online sexual behaviour with 9-12 year olds.