Overview

This training package delivers a comprehensive, whole-school approach to online safety that educates and empowers every part of your school community. It includes:

• A parent and carer session to build confidence in understanding online platforms, risks, and safety tools at home.
• A staff training session to embed online safety into safeguarding practice and meet inspection expectations.
• An age-appropriate session for children and young people to support safer online behaviours, resilience, and help-seeking.

Each session is tailored to the needs and responsibilities of its audience, while reinforcing shared messages across the community. The training supports schools in building a consistent, confident approach to online safety, one that equips staff, supports families, and protects children and young people in the digital spaces they occupy every day.

Learning Objectives

Through this package, the whole school community will:

• Develop a shared understanding of how children and young people experience and engage with the online world.
• Recognise the most common online risks and how they can impact wellbeing, safety, and safeguarding practice.
• Feel empowered to protect themselves or the children in their care through practical tools, settings, and strategies.
• Understand how and when to respond to online concerns, including clear reporting and support pathways.