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Working with Secondary School pupils

On the CD there is a special section which teachers can use for Key Stage 3 and 4 pupils. This section has been written and presented by young people especially for their peers and covers important issues such as mobile phone safety, cyberbullying, shopping on the internet and how to spot whether or not content on a website is reliable and safe.

The young presenters outline the issues and give advice in a way which other young people will find appealing and attractive. Included in their presentations is advice on where young people can get further help and where they can go if they need to make a report. Each area also has a special interactive activity which reinforces what has been covered.

Teachers can use these resources either as a whole class activity or with students working through the modules on their own.

Select this link to access this area of the CD-ROM.

There are a number of areas where this content is relevant in the Key Stage 3 programme of study, including:

• ICT: For example, exchanging and sharing information and reviewing, modifying and evaluating work as it progresses as well being taught to be independent and discriminating when using ICT.
• Citizenship: For example, gaining knowledge and understanding about becoming informed citizens and developing skills of participation and responsible action as well as legal rights and responsibilities. 
• PSHE: For example, developing a healthier, safer lifestyle and resisting pressure to do wrong. Also recognising when others need help and how to support them.

Select this link to find out more information on where this topic fits into ICT, PSHE and Citizenship curricula in Becta’s ‘Signposts to Safety’ publication. This contains background information, advice and guidance for teachers relating to safety issues and signposts appropriate opportunities within the ICT, PSHE and Citizenship curricula where internet safety messages can be taught. Additionally it signposts free online teaching resources from a range of organisations to help support lessons.

There are two separate versions for primary and secondary phases. To order or download, select this link.

A special Childnet ‘Z’ card and poster for secondary schools is available to download  from the INFO CENTRE and can be ordered from Childnet at www.childnet-int.org/order

Childnet has also produced lesson plans for use in secondary schools as well as a film called ‘Jenny’s Story’, which tells the story of what happened to one girl who was hurt after being contacted by a stranger over the internet.

The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) has also produced a set of resources for secondary schools called ‘Think U Know’, which you can access at www.thinkuknow.co.uk

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