Safer Internet Day 2025
Safer Internet Day 2025 took place on the 11th of February 2025, with celebrations and learning based around the theme ‘Too good to be true? Protecting yourself and others from scams online‘
This year, children focused on the issue of scams online and for young people, how to protect themselves and others, as well as what support is available to them. Look at the amazing work our children completed.
Nursery
We watched a short video and discussed how we would speak to a grown up straight away if we were watching something on a tablet or phone and something worrying popped up. We sang a song called If you feel funny in your tummy.
Reception
Today we talked about staying safe online. We watched a couple of videos that talked about pop ups and being safe online. We also discussed the importance of not clicking on buttons or things we don’t know about and that if we did, what to do and to tell an adult as sometimes these things can be scary.
Year 1
As part of Safer Internet Day 2025, Year 1 discussed the purpose of the special day, the devices they like to use at home and how they use them. They discussed what is meant by 'personal information' and sorted pictures into two groups. They discussed why they would not share personal information with people online. As a class, they looked at different messages that could be a scam. They knew not to click on these messages as they could be tricked into something.
The children heard that Tiny the turtle had been exploring school and wanted to use the computers for the first time. The Year 1 children decided to create some tops tips to help Tiny to stay safe online. Luckily, Tiny waited all day before he went on the computers! What a wonderful day!
Year 2
After a lot of discussion about what they did online at home, Year 2 listened to a story about a girl called Samira who went online to play a game. They thought about her feelings at different points throughout the story and discussed what she should do. They then wrote about how she felt.
Year 3
Year three have been thinking about how scams affect other people and what harm they can cause to others.
They started off by watching the live BBC lesson and took part in the ‘Scam Smashers’ game. It taught them that scams can appear when playing games or searching online. They explained that scams can be exciting and tempting but there is nothing real behind them. If something seems too good to be true always ask a trusted adult.
In the afternoon we looked at pop up gremlins and how they can deceive people into thinking something is not what it seems. Following this we gave advice to staff members about how to avoid scammers online.
Year 4
Year 4 watched the Safer Internet Day Live lesson and learnt some great tips for how to spot dangerous emails and pop up messages. We learnt the rule of three to Spot, Avoid and Report any suspicious messages. The children then used all the information they had learnt to create their own Top Tips posters to help people stay safe online. The children were also taught a recipe for making a strong password and had a go creating their own. We also discussed the importance of never sharing our passwords or other personal information with people we don't know. In the afternoon, Year 4 then put all they had learnt into practice in a mystery activity where they had to solve clues which would reveal the identity of a hacker.
Year 5
To celebrate Safer Internet Day Year 5 took part in a live lesson where they were introduced to terms SCAM and PHISHING. If it sounds too good to be true …. It usually is! Test if something is a scam using the following simple code:
S-ounds to good to be true
C-ontact that you weren’t expecting
A-sks for personal information
M-oney or trade requested
We spent time discussing how to spot scams and phishing by playing SCAM or NOT SCAM and the Trustworthy Trout Game. We also ensured that we knew who to go to if we suspected suspicious activity.
Year 6
Y6 have thoroughly enjoyed learning all about internet scamming during our Safer Internet Day. The children designed their own posters using the acronym S-C-A-M to inform people about how to avoid being scammed online. The children took part in the BBC Safer internet live lesson as well as a Scam Knowledge Quiz which they all exceeded in. Well done Year 6! A very useful and informative day!
