Online safety through primary computing
CO469 Online course
Explore how to keep children safe whilst teaching computing and using technology to access the full primary curriculum.
Skip to course bookingThis self-paced course will support you in ensuring that you keep children safe whilst teaching computing and using technology to access the full primary curriculum.
Online safety is a whole-school priority, and can be supported effectively through a quality computing curriculum. Using high-quality, evidence-based resources and best practice, this CPD supports you to develop safe and respectful use of online technologies among all children.
You'll discover where to find the most up-to-date, authoritative, and accessible sources of learning support for this vital aspect of the primary curriculum. You'll understand your role in online safety and that of colleagues with responsibility for safeguarding and school leadership. You'll be confident that curriculum provision meets requirements and supports the needs of children in your school.
Who is it for?
Subject leaders of primary computing
How long is this course?
This course is approximately 1.5 hours of self-directed learning
How will you learn?
This online, self-paced course can be completed flexibly. You can join and start this course at any time after the advertised date, and keep access for a year after booking.
Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Identify where online safety fits within computing and the wider curriculum
- Engage with evidence-based best practice and resources supporting online safety
- Develop confidence in the schools' approach to online safety by ensuring teaching is well-informed and up-to-date
This course is part of Teach primary computing
Teach primary computing
Our nationally recognised qualification will support you to demonstrate your commitment to developing your own practice and to computing as a school subject.
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