Get back to school ready, with Childnet!
With the summer break coming to an end, we want to share some of our free resources, competitions, top tips and more to help you add online safety topics to your curriculum.
From our innovative resources to pupil powered online safety programmes, Childnet has stayed at the cutting edge of the latest tech trends by speaking to thousands of children and young people face to face each year.
Embed online safety throughout the year with our free Online Safety Calendar!
If you’re looking to keep track of all the days, events and milestones throughout the academic year this free Online Safety Calendar offers engaging ways to add online safety advice into the school year. Time to get planning!
From September all the way to August, this calendar has all the key awareness days you need to know about, resources you can use to mark them, as well as points in the year that could work to refresh your pupils’ online safety knowledge and test their skills.
Download our Online Safety Calendar
Let your pupils take the lead on online safety
Childnet’s Digital Leaders Programme is a is a peer-led online safety programme open to all UK schools and youth settings.
The Childnet Digital Leaders Programme was created by online safety experts and teachers in consultation with young people themselves.
Its interactive, gamified and engaging approach aims to help young people become advocates for the positive and safe use of technology in their educational settings and beyond.
The programme offers a variety of activities, resources, and tools to help young people become Digital Leaders and promote digital literacy and safety among their peers.
Click here if you would like to register your school’s interest and request a free guest login!
Try our new interactive game with young people aged 9-14
ReelLife encourages young people to identify the potential risks of social media, so they can enjoy using online platforms.
ReelLife helps to guide young people through three main types of risk when using social media: sharing personal information, being contacted by others, and receiving posts and stories.
As well as some fun group activities in our printable version of ReelLife, we have an interactive ‘gamified’ version that you can use with learners full of helpful advice and top tips.
Take a look at reellife.childnet.com.
Book an education visit with our team!
At Childnet, we run in-person and online, educational sessions for children and young people, as well as parents, carers, and educators. Join hundreds of schools the country who have signed up for interactive, discussion-based sessions on online safety with our team of educational experts.
Don’t miss out!!
Make a booking through our online enquiry form and a member of our team will be in touch!
Other online safety resources
Free online safety resources for all ages. Childnet’s website has lots of free resources, guides, toolkits, advice and more! These resources have been created by educational experts for young people of all ages, young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), parents and carers, educators or anyone working with children and young people. Have a look to see what you can use! We hope that you can use our resources to create a fun lesson or two!
The POSH Helpline
Need advice or support with online safety issues? Call Professionals Online Safety Helpline at 0344 3814 772!
As part of the back to school period, it is important to remember that any professional who works with children and young people in the UK can always contact the Professionals Online Safety Helpline for advice and support with any online safety issue they may be facing.
Available Monday to Friday from 10–4pm, email helpline@saferinternet.org.uk or phone 0344 3814 772.
