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Online safety
Teaching privacy and safety on the internet, and protecting pupils from online threats, need not be a challenge. Use this list of resources to clarify your responsibilities and identify the risks.
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How can schools encourage a more positive, risk aware attitude to online activities? Gill O’Donnell offers strategies for identifying and managing online risks
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Helping students stay safe online means teaching them not to take unnecessary risks. Gill O’Donnell outlines how to cover this when developing an online safety policy
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How much do we know about the impact of screen time on pupil wellbeing? Helen O’Connor explores the evidence and offers ways to manage phone use and improve mental and physical health
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Alan Mackenzie breaks down the ever-expanding world of online communication to give you a handy A-Z of e-safety
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Download and adapt this lesson plan around the use of social media to stimulate discussion, reflection and critical thinking
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What do schools need to consider in terms of risk assessment and parental consent for live streaming of lessons?
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Download and adapt our social media code of conduct for use in your school
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What is compulsive gaming, what are the risks and how can schools support parents?
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Sharing images online is a natural part of most children and young people’s lives, but sexting has legal consequences. Understand how the law applies, and how you can get the message across
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Once a child has shared an explicit image, they lose control over how it's used. What steps should schools take to mitigate the consequences of sexting?