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Year 4

Media influence: What is fake news?

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  • Online safety

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This unit gives pupils skills to understand elements of the online world such as advertising, misinformation and content creator motivations. Pupils learn to identify bias, recognise fake news, critically evaluate online information, report harmful content and make discerning online choices.

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
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