2025-26 

Safer Internet Day

On Tuesday 10th February 2025 it was Safer internet Day across the country. This was a chance for all schools to focus on online safety and wellbeing of children and young people.

The theme this year was:

'Smart tech, safe choices – Exploring the safe and responsible use of AI'

On Monday 9th February Mrs Clarkson delivered an assembly about how to stay safe online and introduced the children to exploring the safe and responsible use of Al.

On Tuesday 10th February all children took part in a number of activities to explore the use of AI. They were given different scenarios and asked if they thought this was okay or not okay. They then used role play to act out what they would do if they felt someone was misusing AI and who to go to for help.

Later that day, children across the school took part in a BBC Teach Live Lesson where they learnt to:

• Use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly and recognise unacceptable behaviour.
• Use digital technologies to search, access and retrieve information and understand that not all of the information will be credible.
• Explore and experiment with digital technologies and use them to enhance learning.
• Identify and assess risks.
• Explain the importance of accurate and reliable data.
• Know when and where to seek help.

Year 6 - Using AI - Is it okay to ask AI a fact about your favourite animal? Deciding between: Okay, it depends, not okay?

Year 6 - Is is okay to share a fake news story?

Year 6 - BBC live lesson activities - drawing their own AI avatar

THINKuKNOW

Thinkuknow have created age differentiated (4 years – 14+), short activities for parents to complete with their children.

 Click on the links below:

https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/

https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/parents/home-activity-worksheets/8-10s/

This page also provides useful information aimed at parents of primary age children from a variety of agencies including the Child Exploitation and Online Protection agency (CEOP) who work with law enforcement to keep all children safe online.

National Online Safety Parent Guides

https://nationalonlinesafety.com/guides

2024-25 

Safer Internet Day

On Tuesday 11th February 2025 it was Safer internet Day across the country. This was a chance for all schools to focus on online safety and wellbeing of children and young people. Mrs Clarkson delivered an assembly about how to stay safe online. Later, all children across the school took part in a BBC Teach Live Lesson where they learnt about scams and phishing. This was all linked to this year's theme which was:

‘Too good to be true? Protecting yourself and others from scams online.'

2023-24

Safer Internet Day

Safer Internet Day 2024 will take place on the Tuesday 6^th February 2024, with celebrations and learning based around the theme:

‘Inspiring change? Making a difference, managing influence and navigating change online’.

Safer Internet Day is the UK’s biggest celebration of online safety. Each year we cover an online issue or theme that speaks to the things young people are seeing and experiencing online. Created in consultation with young people across the UK, this year Safer Internet Day will be focusing on change online, this includes covering:

• Young people’s perspective on new and emerging technology
• Using the internet to make change for the better
• The changes young people want to see online
• The things that can influence and change the way young people think, feel and act online and offline

Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre, the celebration sees thousands of organisations get involved to promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people.

2022-2023

Safer Internet Day 2023

Safer Internet Day 2023 will take place on Tuesday 7^th of February 2023, with celebrations and learning based around the theme:

‘Want to talk about it? Making space for conversations about life online’.

Coordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre, the celebration sees thousands of organisations get involved to promote the safe, responsible and positive use of digital technology for children and young people.

In the UK, we are celebrating by putting children and young people’s voices at the heart of the day and encouraging them to shape the online safety support that they receive.

That is why we are asking parents, carers, teachers, government, policymakers, and the wider online safety industry to take time to listen to children and young people and make positive change together.

This year we are hoping to answer the following questions:

• What issues really matter to children and young people?
• What changes do they want to see?
• How can we all work together to advocate for them moving forward?

With your help, Safer Internet Day 2023 can be a springboard for conversations that shape how we talk about and respond to online issues, not just for one day, but throughout the whole year.

For further information about safer internet day 2023 please follow this link: 

 https://saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2023

In March 2020, Be Internet Legends visited our school. Follow the link to play the internet safety game that they introduced to us! https://beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com/en_us/interland

WE HAD AN EXCITING ASSEMBLY ON 16.03.2020

WITH 'BE INTERNET LEGENDS'

What is a Google Be Internet Legends assembly?

The Google Be Internet Legends assembly teaches Key Stage 2 pupils the skills they need to be safe and confident explorers of the online world. It is completely free and is part of a larger programme, featuring a free PSHE Association-accredited curriculum pack, family resources and free online game. The assemblies are delivered by Parent Zone, with training teams delivering assemblies into primary schools all across the UK. 

What areas of learning does the Google Be Internet Legends assembly cover?

The assembly focused on the five core pillars of the Be Internet Legends educational programme, incorporating characters from an imaginary world called Interland. The pillars are:

• Be Internet Sharp: Centred around the importance of thinking before sharing, evaluating whether a piece of information is private or not, and bearing in mind who will be able to see what is shared.

• Be Internet Alert: Teaching pupils how to spot phishing scams and how to report them, be able to tell what is real and what is fake, and to think critically about information found online.

• Be Internet Secure: Focused on keeping personal information safe by creating unique passwords, combining characters, numbers and symbols.

• Be Internet Kind: Encourages pupils to spread positivity online, speak up against and report bullying, and teaches them how to identify inappropriate behaviour.

• Be Internet Brave: About standing up when witnessing something inappropriate online, and to speak to a trusted adult about any concerns.

Lola – I liked how it was interactive and it was fun to learn about being safe online.

Libby – I liked that there was a game that they showed us and that they talked to the characters on the screen.

Lucia – I liked how we did the challenge times, they were fun.

Matei – I enjoyed all of it and learnt how to keep myself safe online.

Daisy – I liked how there are different islands which you can visit.

Paige – I liked how you could defeat the bullies.