Internet safety and harms Key Stage 1, 2, 3 & 4

Internet safety and harms
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IWF (Internet Watch Foundation)
IWF (Internet Watch Foundation)

The majority of our work focuses on the removal of child sexual abuse images and videos. We work internationally to make the internet a safer place. We help victims of child sexual abuse worldwide by identifying and removing online images and videos of their abuse. We search for child sexual abuse images and videos and offer a place for the public to report them anonymously. We then have them removed.

https://www.iwf.org.uk/

Not in our Community
Not in our Community

Developed with young people, Not In Our Community means working together to protect against grooming and exploitation.

https://notinourcommunity.org/

CEOP
CEOP

CEOP is a law enforcement agency, that aim to help keep children and young people safe from sexual abuse and grooming online. They can offer support and advise on how to report online sexual abuse.

https://www.ceop.police.uk/safety-centre/

Lets Talk About It
Lets Talk About It

Lets talk about it, is an initiative designed to provide practical help and guideance to the public in order to stop people becoming terrorists or supporting terrorism. It offers resources to discuss the topic with primary and secondary aged children.

https://www.ltai.info/

The national association for PSHE education professionals
The national association for PSHE education professionals

The national association for PSHE education professionals. Providing members with dedicated support, resources, training & guidance.

https://wwhttps://www.pshe-association.org.uk/

Minded
Minded

MindEd is suitable for all adults working with, or caring for, infants, children or teenagers; all the information provided is quality assured by experts, useful, and easy to understand. MindEd is cross-professional, and can be used by teachers, health professionals, police and judiciary staff, social workers, youth service volunteers, school counsellors among others to support their professional development.

https://www.minded.org.uk

Education for a Connected World
Education for a Connected World

Education for a Connected World is a tool for anyone who works with children ad young people. It enables the development of teaching and learning as well as guidance to support children and young people to live knowledgeably, responsibly and safely in a digital world.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/

Twinkl
Twinkl

Teacher created resources providing schemes of work, lesson planning and assessments, online educational games and more.

https://www.twinkl.co.uk

Dot Com Digital
Dot Com Digital

A digital platform which empowers children to make safer choices in life through the Dot Com Journals.

https://dotcomdigital.co.uk/

Beat
Beat

Beat is the UK’s eating disorder charity. They exist to end the pain and suffering caused by eating disorders. Eating disorders are widely misunderstood and stigmatised illnesses, so we work to change this at every level. Offering online support, regional services and phone and email helplines 365 days a year.

https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/

The Dove Self-Esteem Project
The Dove Self-Esteem Project

The Dove Self-Esteem Project was created from a vision where beauty is a source of confidence, not anxiety. It offers resources and advice for parents and teachers.

https://www.dove.com/uk/dove-self-esteem-project.html

Internet Matters
Internet Matters

Internet matters work in partnership with industry partners such as BT, SKY, Virgin, TalkTalk etc to help offer advice and information to parents and teachers of how best to tackle online safety issues affecting young people of all ages.

https://www.internetmatters.org/

The Anti–Bullying Alliance
The Anti–Bullying Alliance

The Anti–Bullying Alliance is a coalition of organisations and individuals that are united against bullying.

https://www.anti-bullyingalliance.org.uk/

NSPCC
NSPCC

The UK's leading children’s charity fighting to end child abuse and neglect. The NSPCC offers a range of resources and guidance to help promote the welfare of children and protect them from harm.

https://www.nspcc.org.uk/

Kids Health
Kids Health

Advice for parents on children’s health, behaviour and growth. For young people, it offers support and advice on health, puberty, emotions and life.

https://kidshealth.org/

Childline
Childline

Childline is a free, private and confidential service for young people under 19 to contact for help and support either online or on the phone regarding any issues or worries, anytime.

https://www.childline.org.uk/

Key Statements

Primary - That for most people the internet is an integral part of life and has many benefits.

Primary - About the benefits of rationing time spent online, the risks of excessive time spent on electronic devices and the impact of positive and negative content online on their own and others' mental and physical wellbeing.

Primary - How to consider the effect of their online actions on others and know how to recognise and display respectful behaviour online and the importance of keeping personal information private.

Primary - Why social media, some computer games and online gaming, for example, are age restricted.

Primary - The internet can also be a negative place where online abuse, trolling, bullying and harassment can take place, which can have a negative impact on mental health.

Primary - How to be a discerning consumer of information online including understanding that information, including that from search engines, is ranked, selected and targeted.

Primary - Where and how to report concerns and get support with issues online.

Secondary - The similarities and differences between the online world and the physical world, including: the impact of unhealthy or obsessive comparison with others online (including through setting unrealistic expectations for body image), how people may curate a specific image of their life online, over-reliance on online relationships including social media, the risks related to online gambling including the accumulation of debt, how advertising and information is targeted at them and how to be a discerning consumer of information online.

Secondary - How to identify harmful behaviours online (including bullying, abuse or harassment) and how to report, or find support, if they have been affected by those behaviours.

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