Knowing who to trust online

RSHE (PSHE)

Understanding who uses the internet

Understanding who we can interact with online

Communicating online safely

This unit teaches pupils about assessing trustworthiness online, understanding different types of internet users, recognising risks with strangers, responding safely to unknown people and communicating safely online. Pupils develop critical thinking to evaluate who to trust and when to seek help.

Our online lives: How do I decide who to trust online?

Immoral behaviour or minor criminal offences, e.g. shoplifting, graffiti.

Depiction or discussion of upsetting content

Depiction or discussion of distress or humiliation e.g. bullying.

Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying

Many people behave {{}} online to how they do in real life.

People we do not know offline are online strangers.

It is not possible to know who someone really is online.

If we talk to the wrong person online, they could ...

don't trust as only our friend knows them

Match the person online with whether they could be trusted or not.

If someone online is unknown with a hidden identity, this means that they are ...

to talk to someone using text, words, images or videos

websites and apps used to share words and images with other people

Which of these are examples of personal information?

We should tell a trusted {{}} if someone online asks for our personal information.

Some information is too personal to share online.

It is safe for under-13s to be on social media.

Many children communicate both online and offline.

If something doesn’t feel right online, we should tell a trusted adult so that they can help us to block and {{}} it.

a picture of the screen of a digital device

telling someone in charge what is happening

influencing someone’s emotions to make them do something

Knowing who to trust online

Lesson outcome

Content guidance