Safer Internet Day 2015
Organised by Insafe in February each year, Safer Internet Day (SID) aims to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world.
This year, on its 12th year, Safer Internet Day 2015 will be celebrated on 10th February 2015 with the strapline “Let’s create a better internet together.”
For Pupils
Pupil pages on SchoolBeat
Our pupil pages allow pupils to follow-up on the lessons delivered by their School Community Police Officer. The pages allow pupils to learn more, play games and explore where they can get more advice on staying safe online, using mobile phones, and cyberbullying.
- Pupils 7-11:
- Stay SMART
includes the game Stay SMART - Be Cyber Safe
- Picture This
- Stay SMART
- Pupils 11-14:
- Look Who's Talking / Think U Know includes the Look Who's Talking Quiz
- Risky Pics
- Pupils 14-16:
Help with bullying problems
Remember that Click CEOP is always there if you feel at risk online!
ThinkUKnow - ThinkUKnow is a great resource which provides help and advice for schools, teachers and youth workers. It also has age-appropriate resources to help children and young people stay safe online.
MEIC - MEIC is the helpline service for children and young people up to the age of 25 in Wales. MEIC believes that all children and young people have a right to have their views, wishes and feelings heard.
WiseKids - WISE KIDS promotes innovative, positive and safe internet use through the provision of innovative training programmes, consultancy and resource development in the areas of Digital Literacy, Digital Citizenship, Digital Participation and Online Safety.
Learn our SMART rules
Advice from our School Community Police Officers
For Teachers
- We have lesson material on internet safety for use in schools to follow-up on lessons delivered by your School Community Police Officer.
- Contact your School Community Police Officer to request an internet safety lesson or assembly.
- South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL) have further resources to download on their website - www.swgfl.org.uk
- Download education packs direct from the UK Safer Internet Centre.
- Visit Childnet International for resources - www.childnet.com/resources/safer-internet-day
- Book our new KS3 lesson 'Risky Pics', which focuses on the subject of sexting.
For Parents
Internet safety forms part of the safety strand of the All Wales School Liaison Core Programme. Lessons on internet safety start from LKS2 where our friend Tarian helps children to understand about staying safe with the lesson 'Stay SMART', and continues through primary school and into secondary schools.
- Read our advice on staying safe online with our internet safety, mobile phones and cyberbullying advice pages.
- Review which lessons our School Community Police Officers deliver on internet safety, mobile phones and cyberbullying.
PC Thomas interviewed on internet safety
PC Stewart interviewed on mobile phones
PC Thomas interviewed on cyberbullying
Research for the NSPCC's Share Aware campaign found:
- 1 in 5 8-11 year olds who go online have a social network profile.
- 50% of all 11 and 12 year-olds in the UK use a social networking site.
- 60% of 14-17 year olds we surveyed last year said they had been asked to send a naked image of themselves online.
The NSPCC have launched a new campaign 'Be Share Aware' which is accompanied by a film called 'Have you seen Alex's Willy?' and aims to help parents teach their children to be safe online.