Safer Internet Day 8th February 2022
Safer Internet Day is celebrated globally in February each year to promote the safe and positive use of digital technology for children and young people, and to inspire a national conversation about using technology responsibly, respectfully, critically, and creatively. Safer Internet Day is celebrated in over a hundred countries coordinated by the joint Insafe/INHOPE network, with the support of the European Commission, and national Safer Internet Centres across Europe
The UK Safer Internet Centre co-ordinates Safer Internet Day for the UK on an annual basis. They promote Digital Safety through a themed campaign.
This year the focus of their action centres around ‘All fun and games? Exploring respect and relationships online’. Safer Internet Day 2022 is on 8th February 2022
Some resources you may like to explore are shared below.
https://saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2022 U
https://www.saferinternetday.org/en-GB/ U
https://www.nspcc.org.uk/keeping-children-safe/online-safety/ U
https://www.netsmartzkids.org/ P
https://www.commonsense.org/education/SEL U
https://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/ U
https://www.webwise.ie/ U
https://projectevolve.co.uk/about/ U
https://safety.google/families/ U
https://www.pacey.org.uk/working-in-childcare/spotlight-on/online-safety E
https://tinyurl.com/y99t6sdz U
Videos-
Detecting Lies Online- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFdUBjtE45Y OP/YS
Staying Safe on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xX1XeJLopbg OP/YS
What can you trust online?- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdXYJMrZL-w P
Online Safety Tips- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrln8nyVBLU OP/YS
CyberSecurity- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOtQ21hXJ7k OP/YS
Protective Behaviours – Online safety and learning disabilities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nzwFsw5Tn0 A
Online Safety & Sexting – Just Send it- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7z6lMbL3mw S
For very general guidance, the resources have been categorised in the following way-
E– Early P– Primary Resources OP/YS– Older Primary/Younger Secondary S- Secondary A-Additional Support Needs U– Universal