Safer Internet Day 2025

Safer Internet Day 2025 was celebrated in the UK on Tuesday 11th February, focussing on the theme of 'TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE? Protecting yourself and others from scams online'.

Activities took place within school to start a conversation about how to spot, respond to and report scams of all types online. Additionally, they uncovered the tricks and techniques used to target adults and children and their money.

Whole School Activity

Digital Leaders delivered an assembly introducing the theme for Safer Internet Day 2025. Children shared some of their online experiences and suggested who they would talk to if they felt they were the victim of a scam. Children were reminded that if they confided in a teacher, that information might have to be passed to specialist teachers within school. The assembly ended with this important message:

"This Safer Internet Day lets celebrate the things we love online, but keep our eyes open for possible scams, and always tell a trusted adult if you think you’ve been tricked."

KS2 Lessons

The children worked in groups to identify scams. Firstly, they investigated what a scam is. 

The children were then shown different scenarios. For each one, they were asked to decide if it: sounds too good to be true; is a contact you did not expect; is asking for personal information; is a situation where money or a trade is asked for or it is not a scam

Finally, they were asked to explain why they had made the choice of feeling. Other groups were invited to challenge the explanation if they disagreed.

KS1 Lessons

In KS1, children were asked to consider that not everything online is true. 

To help them understand, children listened to 'Samira's Story'. Samira is playing a game on her tablet but a message pops up offering her an item she wanted if she paid 50 coins. The children were asked to discuss how they would feel if this happened to them and who they could go to for help if they were worried or upset by something online.