At Gosford Park Primary School we take online safety very seriously. We promote not only respect, kindness and healthy relationships whilst in school but also when outside of school and especially when online. From gaming and chat, to streaming and video, our children are shaping the interactive entertainment spaces they are a part of. Safer Internet Day 2022 celebrates young people’s role in creating a safer internet, whether that is whilst gaming and creating content, or interacting with their friends and peers. This year the theme is ‘All fun and games? Exploring respect and relationships online’. Check out some of the activities/lessons below!
In year 1 we discussed what is appropriate behaviour on the internet. We read a story ‘Digiduck’s Big Decision’ and wrote ‘A Kinder Internet Spell’.
Year 2 started the day by looking at people who we know and sorted them as to how well we knew them and how well they knew us. We then talked about whether we knew people we met online well. After that we sorted information, deciding what was safe to share online and what wasn’t. We finished the day by reading Digiduck and the Magic Castle. The children learned how important it is to choose a strong password and never to share your passwords with friends.
Year 3 looked at Gooseberry Planet- Online gaming.
Year 4 discussed this year’s theme , ‘All fun and games? Exploring respect and relationships online’ We read the book Websters chat and discussed his actions, whether they were the right things to do or not. After reading the story together, in groups we came up with some advice for Webster.
Year 6 have been looking at online gaming and how to stay safe online. We considered different scenarios and how we could approach them ensuring that we kept both ourselves safe and followed our moral beliefs. Although we agreed gaming is fun, we discussed how we had to do this safely and act appropriately – even when the game guidance doesn’t support children as well as it should. Therefore, ensuring that adults are aware of what we are playing and who we are playing with – having a transparent rapport with our trusted adults about our gaming habits is a healthy way to be!
⬇️Films for parents and carers⬇️
These pupils spoke about how to have effective family conversations around respect and relationships online when gaming. Find out what they had to say in these videos