KS1 & KS2 RSHE (PSHE) curriculum

In Year 4, pupils are increasingly active online and encounter advertising, misinformation and fake news. Building on previous online safety learning, this unit extends to critically evaluating information, recognising bias and identifying fake news. This is timely as pupils need skills to navigate the online landscape discerningly. By exploring these concepts now, pupils develop critical thinking to question sources, identify misinformation, understand content motivations and report harmful material.

1. Understanding what we see online
2. Understanding bias
3. The problem with fake news
4. Deciding what is real and what is fake

• Pupils may know that not everything online is true or accurate and that they need to think carefully about what they see and read.
• Pupils should understand from earlier learning that people online may have different motivations for sharing content including commercial reasons.
• Pupils know they should choose what to do online carefully and that they should feel safe online.
• Pupils may understand they should never share personal images or videos with strangers online and should not share embarrassing or sensitive images.
• Pupils should know they can report concerns about the online world to a trusted adult if something makes them feel worried or uncomfortable.