Teaching Online Safety in Early Years | National Online Safety

Course Duration: 150 minutes (approx.)

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.

Our annual certificate in how to teach online safety provides you with the knowledge, skills and confidence to embed online safety into the curriculum in line with statutory and recommended DfE requirements.

Split into bite-sized modules, the training has been designed to provide maximum learning potential in the leanest, most cost-effective and most time-efficient manner. It has been produced in high-quality remote video CPD format which is accessible on any device, any time, anywhere.

Developed by Heather Cardwell, experienced online safety lead and senior school leader, the course is split into six modules. The course consists of learning through video modules, completion of tasks, further reading and viewing external resources. 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 and complete all relevant activities 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

Learning outcomes

Understanding why teaching online safety to children is so important and should form part of a whole school approach to safeguarding children online.
Recognising the guidance around teaching online safety and the support available to support curriculum objectives.
Identifying the common challenges that teachers face when teaching online safety through the curriculum and how to overcome them.
Recognising practical steps which can be implemented to help support teaching online safety to children of different ages and abilities.
Understanding how to deliver a whole-school approach to online safety and the need to keep on top of current trends and the latest updates.

Modules

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 early 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.

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 early 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.

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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Annual Certificate in Teaching Online Safety in Early Years

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