Secondary online safety resources

Online safety directly impacts the well-being and development of students. With the increasing integration of technology, students are exposed to various online platforms and resources. This makes them vulnerable to potential risks such as cyberbullying, inappropriate content, identity theft, and online predators.

Teaching and promoting online safety safeguards students from these dangers and empowers them with essential skills to navigate the digital world responsibly. It also equips students with the necessary knowledge to make informed decisions, engage critically with online content, and cultivate respectful and ethical online behaviour.

We have put together various resources to help you with the national curriculum for online safety, and to help your students navigate the online world safely in their academic, professional, and personal lives.

Key Stage 3

Project Evolve - Online Relationships Unit 

Topic: Contact from strangers 

Project Evolve is a fantastic resources for teachers, providing a wealth of online safety resources, this unit in particular begins to explore contract from strangers which a key component of the key stage 3 curriculum

NCSC - CyberFirst Navigators

Topic: Contact from strangers and digital literacy 

CyberFirst Navigators helps to address key issues around protecting personal information and how to seek support and report concerns.

National Crime Agency (NCA) - Cyber Choices

Topic: Respectful user of technology

The National Crime Agency’s cyber choices, directly address law and legislation highlighting the legal risks associated with online actions.

Key Stage 4

National Crime Agency (NCA) - Cyber choices

Topic: Personal protection the computer misuse act and cyber security

The National Crime Agency’s cyber choices, directly address law and legislation highlighting the legal risks associated with online actions. This links well to GCSE specifications which require the study of legal issues around computing.