Detecting Deception: Guiding Students Through Scams and False Information Online + Free Lesson Plan
This webinar equips educators with the tools to teach students critical skills to identify and avoid online scams, fake news, and misinformation, and includes a free complimentary lesson plan to help embed learning in the classroom.
What Parents & Educators Need to Know about Fake News & Scams
This guide will provide expert advice on supporting children to understand how to identify and respond to fake news and online scams - developed in collaboration with Dr Holly Powell-Jones, a specialist in media law and ethics for the digital age.
Misinformation & Scams: Keeping Students Safe Online with Philippa Wraithmell
This exclusive podcast for Safer Internet Day hosted by Dr Holly Powell-Jones and Philippa Wraithmell - both experts in the digital world - breaks down the potential risks posed by misinformation online, the impact it can have on young people and how these risks can be mitigated.
What Parents & Educators Need to Know about Online Financial Scams
This free online safety guide addresses some common online financial scams – and suggests ways to help children and young people avoid falling victim to them.
What Parents & Educators Need to Know about QR-Code Scams
This free guide lays out where you could run into QR code scams and offers expert advice on how to avoid falling victim to one.
What Parents & Educators Need to Know about Phone Scams
This free online safety guide focuses on phone scams. It highlights a number of risks such as sim hacking, smishing and impersonation.
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Annual Certificate in Online Safety for Teaching Staff
Our online safety course for staff covers the latest updates from ‘Keeping children safe in education 2024’ and has been designed to provide you with the expertise and capability to effectively carry out your role and keep children safe online.
Annual Advanced Certificate in Online Safety for DSLs & Deputy DSLs
Our online safety course for DSLs covers the latest updates from ‘Keeping children safe in education 2024’ and has been designed to provide you with the expertise and capability to effectively carry out your role and keep children and young people safe online.
Annual Certificate in Teaching Online Safety for Primary Schools
This course provides you with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to embed online safety into the curriculum in line with statutory and recommended DfE requirements.
Annual Certificate in Teaching Online Safety for Secondary Schools
This course provides you with the knowledge, skills and confidence to embed online safety into the curriculum in line with statutory and recommended DfE requirements.
Online Safety Audit
This template can be used by a school to audit its online safety provision in line with DfE requirements and guidance, ensuring pupils are kept safe online and are taught how to recognise and manage online risks.
Online Safety Risk Assessment
This risk assessment explores the possible risks concerning appropriate and safe use of the internet and other digital technology devices by all pupils and staff and the control measures that can be introduced to mitigate those risks.
Online Safety: Letter to Parents
Use this template letter to communicate your online safety policies and procedures to parents, as well as encourage parents to work with the school to protect pupils online, and offer advice on how they can do this.
Online Safety Policy
The use of online services is an important aspect of raising educational standards, promoting pupil achievement and enhancing teaching and learning.
Teaching Online Safety in Schools: Summary
This article summarises the DfE's guidance on 'Teaching online safety in schools'.
Online Safety: What Schools Need to Know
In this article, we explain what steps schools should take to protect pupils online.
Ofsted's Inspection of Online Safety
In this article, we explain what Ofsted expects from schools regarding online safety.
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