Digital Literacy and Online Safety
The way that digital literacy and online safety is delivered in schools has changed a lot over the years. We must continue to adapt to the changing digital world and the issues that face our young people every day.
To support you with this, we recommend two comprehensive and up to date curriculums to pair alongside our own computing scheme of work. You can use either one, or a combination of both as needed.
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Common Sense Media
Overview
- Free to access
- 147 lessons
- 13 to 18 lessons per year group
- Each new lesson is designed to be roughly 20 minutes in length
- Each year group covers all six of Common Sense Media's core topics:
- Healthy Habits
- Privacy and Security
- Digital Footprint and Identity
- Relationships and Communication
- Cyberbullying and Online Harms
- Information and Media Literacy
- Best delivered across a whole school year
2BeSafe - From Purple Mash
Overview
- Accessed as part of a subscription to Purple Mash
- 178 lessons
- 13 to 34 lessons per year group
- Each new lesson is designed to be 15-20 minutes in length
- The lessons for each year group cover all eight of the key strands from Education for a Connected World:
- Self-image and Identity
- Online Relationships
- Online Reputation
- Online Bullying
- Managing Online Information
- Health, Well-being and Lifestyle
- Privacy and Security
- Copyright and Ownership
- Best delivered across a whole school year