Penwortham Primary School E-Safety Curriculum Overview – 2015/2016
LPDS Curriculum Theme BookletsYear One
Autumn - 1 / Theme Title – Penguins Possums and Pigs
Digital literacy - eSafety opportunitySkills
- Use technology safely.
- Minimise screen,turn off the monitor, or use back buttons to return to thehome page if anything inappropriate appears on the screen.
- Recognise situations involving content and contact that are not safe, (e.g. in emails, text messages, videos) and know where to go for help.
- Know what it means to use technology safely.
- Know where to go for help and support when they have concerns about content they have seen on the internet or other technologies.
- Know where to go for help and support when they have concerns about contact on the internet or other technologies.
There is an opportunity to cover the eSafety element of the curriculum in this topic. The eBook The Adventures of Smartie the Penguin from Childnet International provides a good resource for teachers to use in EYFS or KS1.
Teachers can read the story making sure the key messages are emphasised and then review the learning that has gone on by creating some digital content such as a simple story or poster (see above).
Autumn - 2 / Theme Title – Fire Fire
eSafety Opportunities
This topic naturally allows teachers to discuss safe searching including the use of search engines aimed at children (e.g. KidRex).
The last two key learning statements for searching provide opportunities for discussing the safe use of search engines and information i.e.
- Begin to understand that not everything on the internet is true.
- Be aware that they can be accidently diverted from websites through a link to a new website, advertising or pop-ups.
- Use technology safely.
- Use technology respectfully.
- Know and abide by the school’s rules for keeping safe online (age appropriate).
- Understand that technology should be used respectfully.
- Know where to go for help and support when they have concerns about content they have seen on the internet or other technologies.
- Know what it means to use technology safely.
- Understand why we might search the World Wide Web (www) and how to do it safely. Child safe search engines often have online safety sections to help teachers and parents. Examples of search engines aimed at children are, KidRex (here) Swiggle (here) Safe Search for Kids (here).
- Search the internet using one of the child safe web search engines and discuss the results and how to use the information.
- Provide some key links they can use for their topic and explain about website addresses (URLs) e.g. information about the Great Fire of London from Encyclopaedia Britannica (here), The School Run (here) or Museum of London (here) - the game on this last site shows that webpages don’t just have to be text and images.
Once the children have obtained the information they could extend this computing work by using it to create some digital content such as a recount on the Fire of London e.g. using 2Publish (2Simple), Comic Life (Plasq) or Microsoft Publisher and Word and Apple Pages.
Useful Resources
- KidRex search engine – parental tips for online safety (here).
- Roar educate - poster about key words (here).
- ThinkUKnow website for 5-7 year olds (here).
- KidsSMART website - safe search information (here).
Suitable software to make posters are Microsoft Word, Comic Life (Plasq) and Pages (Apple). Apps such as diptic (69p) and pic collage are also useful at adding images and text together.
Spring - 1 / Theme Title – Growth and Green Fingers
Online Safety Skills
- Use technology safely.
- Keep personal information safe.
- Use technology respectfully.
- Recognise situations involving content and contact that are not safe, (e.g. in emails, text messages, videos) and know where to go for help.
- Know what it means to use technology safely.
- Understand what is meant by personal information.
- Understand how to keep personal information safe online.
- Know the rules for keeping safe online.
- Understand that personal information, e.g. email address, usernames, passwords, home address or telephone number should not be shared, either online or offline, without a trusted adult’s permission.
- Know that they should not ask to meet anybody from the online world in the offline world.
- Know and abide by the school’s rules for keeping safe online (age appropriate).
- Understand that technology should be used respectfully.
- Know where to go for help and support when they have concerns about content they have seen on the internet or other technologies.
- Know where to go for help and support when they have concerns about contact on the internet or other technologies.
Schools can build on the work they did in the autumn term.
In order for children to keep safe, they first need to understand what personal information is. Following this, the implications of sharing information online can be discussed. This can also be linked to the reporting element (i.e. know where to go to when they have concerns). If children have any concerns about having to share personal information or being asked about their personal information then they need to report it to an adult.
Support and resources for teachers and children for work on keeping personal information safe and other eSafety elements mentioned can be found at:
- Hector's World website, e.g. Details, Details; Welcome to the Carnival; It's a Serious Game (here).
- Kidsmart Website Digiduck’s Big Decision (here). This eBook can be downloaded as a pdf, used online or even ordered as printed copies.
Key message for pupils
'Children and young people can help to create a better internet by being kind and respectful to others online, by protecting their online reputations and by seeking positive opportunities to create, engage and share online.'
Safer Internet Day website (link above).
Spring – 2 / Theme Title – Family Album
Online Safety Skills
- Use technology safely.
- Recognise situations involving content and contact that are not safe, (e.g. in emails, text messages, videos) and know where to go for help.
- Minimise screen,turn off the monitor, or use back buttons to return to thehome page if anything inappropriate appears on the screen.
- Know what it means to use technology safely.
- Know where to go for help and support when they have concerns about content they have seen on the internet or other technologies.
Previous activities within this theme focused on the use of technology beyond the school including using computers and the internet and the positive side of using technology. The eSafety element makes sure that children still remember that there are risks involved in using technology.
Teachers could carry out a classroom discussion with the children about the risks of using websites, apps and games and what to do when they see something upsetting. The pupils could be paired and they could interview each other using questions or prompts from the teacher. If the school has mobile sound recorders such as microphones or tablet devices then the interviews could be recorded.
Resource
- ‘How can you use the web safely?’ from the BBC Bitesize website which provides an overview of some of the key technologies children use and the risks associated with them.
Summer - 1 / Theme Title – The Great Outdoors
Online Safety Skills
- Use technology safely.
- Recognise situations involving content and contact that are not safe, (e.g. in emails, text messages, videos) and know where to go for help.
- Minimise screen;turn off the monitor, or use back buttons to return to thehome page if anything inappropriate appears on the screen.
- Know and abide by the school’s rules for keeping safe online (age appropriate).
- Know what it means to use technology safely.
Unsuitable Content
This work links directly to the searching activities in this unit. When children search for information, there is always a chance that they will see something that they find disturbing. This content could be in different formats such as text, images or videos. They would have seen the Smartie the Penguin book at the start of the year. These activities examine what to do when they see inappropriate content and links to work from autumn.
Possible discussion points
- What do you do now when you see something that upsets you?
- What should happen to people who look for things on the internet that are not appropriate? This can be linked to the school’s AUP.
- What should you do if you see something that upsets you? Can anybody remember what Smartie the Penguin did?
- Some schools might use screen protectors like ‘Hector the Protector’ to hide content and children could be shown this at this time.
- Children create a simple poster on ‘What should I do?’ either using paper or IT. Suitable software would be Microsoft Word, Apple Pages and 2Simple tools 2Publish and 2Create a Story. Suitable apps might be a whiteboard tool like Explain Everything or a book maker such as Book Creator or Picturebook.
- Children role play what they should do if they see something unsuitable.
Summer – 2 / Theme Title – Robots
Online Safety Skills
- Recognise situations involving content and contact that are not safe, (e.g. in emails, text messages, videos) and know where to go for help.
- Minimise screen,turn off the monitor, or use back buttons to return to thehome page if anything inappropriate appears on the screen.
- Know where to go for help and support when they have concerns about content they have seen on the internet or other technologies.
- Know where to go for help and support when they have concerns about contact on the internet or other technologies.
- Know what it means to use technology safely.
The end of year allows an opportunity to review the work on eSafety during Year One before the children finish school for the summer break. It is particularly important to stress ways of reporting any concerns they have about anything that makes them feel uncomfortable or worried both offline and online.
Useful resources
These resources can be used to review with children how to report their concerns:
- Zippep’s Astro Circus on the Cybersmart website (here).
- Smartie the Penguin on the Kidsmart website (here).
- Hector’s World- Lesson 3 – It’s a serious game on the Thinkuknow website (here).
LPDS Curriculum Theme Booklets
Year Two
Autumn - 1 / Theme Title –The Place Where I Live
No LPDS e-safety this half term
Key Learning
- Understand the need for caution when using the Internet to search for images and what to do if they find unsuitable images (See school’s Acceptable Use Policy/AUP).
- Know how to take images appropriately and responsibly (See school’s Acceptable Use Policy/AUP).
Autumn - 2 / Theme Title – Fighting Fit
Online eSafety Skills
- Use technology safely.
- Keep personal information safe.
- Use technology respectfully.
- Recognise situations involving content and contact that are not safe, (e.g. in emails, text messages, videos) and know where to go for help.
- Minimise the screen,turn off the monitor, or use back buttons to return to thehome page if anything inappropriate appears on the screen.
- Know what it means to use technology safely.
- Understand how to keep personal information safe online.
- Know the rules for keeping safe online.
- Know that they should not ask to meet anybody from the online world in the offline world.
- Know and abide by the school’s rules for keeping safe online.
- Understand that technology should be used respectfully.
- Know where to go for help and support when they have concerns about content they have seen on the internet or other technologies.
- Know where to go for help and support when they have concerns about contact on the internet or other technologies.
There are many opportunities to discuss online safety when learning about electronic communication. The key learning discusses malicious and inappropriate communications. It is important that children are careful protecting their personal information when communicating. Consider where pupil data is being stored when choosing a suitable communication system.
Useful Resources
- The ThinkUKnow website, including Hector’s World:
-Chat (here).
-Reporting (here).
- Delivery for Webster (NetsmartzKidz – pop-ups) (here).
- Learning environments:
-Kidscapism (here).
-Moodle.
- Email systems including those localised to the school e.g. 2Email.
- Free online resources that can be created and then emailed e.g. to the teacher:
-Card studio from Artisancam (here).
These resources can ask for information from the pupil if they want to email them. This can provide an opportunity to discuss eSafety i.e. online forms and personal information.
Links can also be made to work on online bullying (cyberbullying) through electronic communications. In the UK, anti-bullying week takes place in November. A resource to support this is Hector's World – Episode 6 (here).
The online safety work can be reviewed in many ways, e.g. creating eBooks, leaflets, posters, presentations, songs, raps or movies. Software such as 2Publish or 2Publish extra (2Simple), Microsoft Publisher and Microsoft Word, Comic Life (Plasq) or Pages (Apple) would be suitable to make a leaflet.
Spring - 1 / Theme Title – Explorers
Online SafetySkills
- Use technology safely.
- Use technology respectfully.
- Recognise situations involving content and contact that are not safe, (e.g. in emails, text messages, videos) and know where to go for help.
- Minimise screen,turn off the monitor, or use back buttons to return to thehome page if anything inappropriate appears on the screen.
- Know what it means to use technology safely.
- Know the rules for keeping safe online.
- Know that they should not ask to meet anybody from the online world in the offline world.
- Know and abide by the school’s rules for keeping safe online (age appropriate).
- Understand that technology should be used respectfully.
- Know where to go for help and support when they have concerns about content they have seen on the internet or other technologies.
- Know where to go for help and support when they have concerns about contact on the internet or other technologies.
In Year One the children would have carried out activities on keeping personal information safe. The eSafety input in this theme reviews and builds on that work. The stimulus film needs to be discussed fully and the children need to reflect on this work e.g. using role play or creating digital content such as films or animations.
Useful Resources
- The Smart Crew - ‘What should you keep safe? From the Childnet website (here).