Online gambling

RSHE (PSHE)

Sharing personal information online

Pornography and healthy relationships

Online addiction

Trolls and harassment

This unit addresses online risks to wellbeing, including protecting personal information, understanding pornography's harmful influence on relationships, recognising online addiction and gambling harms, and responding to trolls and harassment whilst seeking appropriate support.

Media influence: How can I look after myself?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Depiction or discussion of peer pressure or bullying

to bet money with the hope of winning more

not being able to stop doing something, despite knowing it could harm

Match the words to the correct definitions.

Complete the sentence: People gamble for a variety of reasons, such as entertainment, {{}}, or the chance to win money.

Online gambling sites can help people manage their addictions by...

True: gambling online has different laws than gambling in person.

False: gambling online has the same laws as gambling in person.

True or false? Gambling online has different laws than gambling in person.

Match the following examples of the types of harm gambling can cause to the category of harm it falls into.

No help is available for gambling addictions

People with gambling addictions can access support services

Only wealthy individuals can get help for gambling addictions

Gambling addictions do not require any help

What kind of help is available for people with gambling addictions?

The dopamine rush that is experienced when interacting online can become…

An online addiction can impact on someone’s wellbeing. It can...

a loss of control over doing, taking or using something

in this context, something that doesn’t last long

a chemical in the body that gives us a short-term feeling of reward

a way of moving through online content quickly

planning more offline, real life activities

Ways to reduce an online addiction can include:

Setting a ‘digital curfew’ at bedtime can be helpful because it prevents late night scrolling and improves {{}}.

The internet will often show {{}} images of people, this can impact a person's self-esteem.

Online gambling

Lesson outcome

Content guidance