Each year in the UK, Safer Internet Day explores a new issue or theme which is impacting the lives of young people in the UK. For 2022 the Day celebrates young people’s role in creating a safer internet and the ways they are shaping the interactive entertainment spaces they are a part of.
As you may already know, this year’s Safer Internet Day theme is:
The UK Safer Internet Centre has created a vast array of resources to support you in delivering sessions for Safer Internet Day, whether you are a school, nursery, youth group, library, police service or wider.
By helping learners to feel confident and secure, they are more likely to share their ideas and opinions, ask questions, and contribute to discussions without fear of judgment or negative feedback.
The Safer Internet Day 2022 educational resources for ages 3-7 are designed to be adaptable and accessible to support all learners in this age group in exploring this year’s theme, ‘All fun and games? Exploring respect and relationships online’.
What is included in the educational resources for 3-7 year olds?
Assembly Slides
To support your assembly to 3-7 year olds, there is a 12-slide PowerPoint supported with questions, prompts, pictures and animated icons to maximise engagement from your learners.
Assembly Script
This will complement the assembly slides for young people aged 3-7. On Slides 7-10, a range of optional questions are provided. You may choose the questions that you are going to ask in advance and hide or delete the rest.
Activity Menu
This includes an overview of activities for both 3-5 and 5-7 year olds, so that you can nuance activities to suit the needs and abilities of your learners.
What are the learning objectives of these resources?
The learning resources for 3-7 years are based on the story ‘Digiduck and the Magic Castle’ which is available here.
To support schools in fitting Safer Internet Day activities into their online safety curriculum, we have provided learning outcomes where relevant.
These have been taken from the free, non-statutory Education for a Connected World framework and can also be mapped against curricula or programmes of study that reflect your context.
For more information on the framework, visit: gov.uk/government/publications/education-for-aconnected-world
For advice on embedding online safety messages in your practice visit: childnet.com/embedding
How else can I get involved in Safer Internet Day?
- Sign up to the supporter’s registration
Other than download the appropriate educational resources pack, there are a few other things you can be doing if you want this year’s Safer Internet Day to be bigger and better than ever.
Just head to the page right here. Once registered, you will receive a certificate to show your support for the day and, following review, your logo, organisation name and supportive statement will appear on the UK Safer Internet Centre website.
- Use our social media pack
Help reach more young people than ever before and shout about Safer Internet Day on social media with the help of the trusty social media pack.
- Take a look at UK Safer Internet Centre’s films
The UK Safer Internet Centre have created a range of Safer Internet Day films to help you deliver sessions for Safer Internet Day, whether you are a school, nursery, youth group, library, police service, or wider.
