Annual Certificate in Teaching Online Safety | Primary (2022-23)

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Annual Certificate in Teaching Online Safety | Primary (2022-23)

Keeping children safe in education requires all schools to teach online safety as part of a ‘broad and balanced curriculum.’ They must teach online safety as part of national curriculum requirements, including relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education, and should ensure children of all ages understand how to stay safe and behave online.

Developed by Heather Cardwell, experienced online safety lead and senior school leader, this course provides you with the knowledge, skills and confidence to embed online safety into the curriculum in line with statutory and recommended DfE requirements.

Please note: This course consists of learning through video, task completion and further reading/research. Please consider this when planning and allocating your time. To successfully understand and achieve the objectives of the course, learners are expected to engage in all aspects of the learning process to ensure they can successfully apply the knowledge and skills they have gained in their own setting.

Designed in line with the following policies

  • Keeping children safe in education
  • Relationships education, relationships and sex education (RSE) and health education
  • Teaching online safety in schools
  • Education for a connected world

Course Units

Introduction

Developed by Heather Cardwell, experienced online safety lead and senior school leader, the course is split into six modules and encourages audience interaction to support and embed learning. There is also an assessment at the end to help you consoli...

Module 1: Why is online safety important?

Module 1 explores why online safety is important, acknowledging the ever-changing online landscape and how children in primary years use technology.

Module 2: Statutory guidance and legislation

In module 2, we’ll look at the guidance around teaching online safety to children in schools and the emphasis on safeguarding children online.

Module 3: Initial challenges and first steps

Module 3 will look at some of the common barriers teachers face, such as a lack of confidence, time or responsibility, when trying to teach online safety to children in the classroom.

Module 4: Implementing online safety in the classroom

Module 4 will explore how to implement online safety in the classroom, install confidence, deliver the right safeguarding messages and work with others to effectively teach online safety to pupils.

Module 5: Support for teachers

Module 5 looks at support for teachers with respect to teaching online safety effectively, including being aware of misinformation and finding high-quality resources.

Module 6: Embedding online safety through the school

Module 6 discusses how you can look to embed a culture of online safety through your school, working together to raise awareness and educate and protect children online.

Heather Cardwell

About The Expert

Heather Cardwell

Senior leader & practising online safety lead with extensive experience of implementing successful online safety policy in schools
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Certified School Programme

Our Whole School Community Approach to Online Safety Training

Our Certified School Programme is a complete solution for schools to implement an effective approach to online safety.

It has been designed by education professionals to meet the statutory online safety safeguarding duties outlined in the Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) September 2022 guidance.

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Whole School Community Training

CPD accredited training for the whole school community, including, DSLs, teachers, school staff, parents and carers.

Monthly Online Safety Update Service

Supporting schools to stay on top of online safety related news, social media updates, gaming updates and evolving online issues.

Meet DfE Statutory Safeguarding Requirements

Designed by education professionals to meet the statutory online safety statutory duties outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) September 2022.

NOS Certified School Accreditation

Accreditation for your school including a certified school plaque when you meet our approval criteria.

Dedicated Online Safety eLearning Hub

Implement training to all staff and parents with just one click and report on course access and completion.

Resources, Lesson Plans and Parent Guides

Access to our Resource Hub containing over 500 platform guides and lesson plans in online safety.

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