Online Safety

Online safety is a vital part not just of the computing curriculum but also is a large part of pastoral time and PSHE lessons. Throughout their 4 years at GCMS pupils will build on their knowledge from first schools to develop their understanding of the online world they are firmly embedded in and how to use it safely and wisely. 

You will utilise the following skills from previous units and year groups:

1. Online safety lessons from first school (The ability to connect with others safely and respectfully and to understand the advantages as well as the risks of the internet).

2. Online safety covered in PSHE and previous computing units (Getting to know Google)

3. Coding skills using scratch from the previous unit

4. Communication skills

5. Resilience

You will learn the following skills:

1. Use scratch to develop and refine an animation to deliver a message relating to being safe online.

2. That the internet is a fantastic place to learn and have fun, but that it does possess dangers and pitfalls

3. How to ensure you are safe online and how to report or deal with cyberbullying (eg: using Tootoot) - see success criteria.

Where this will/could take you:

By the end of year 5 ALL pupils will understand how to be a responsible digital citizen. It will lead to strengthening their understanding in future units (leads to the systems and networks unit) and year groups. They will also:

1.  Understand that their are possible career pathways in cyber security

By the end of year 5 ALL pupils will understand :

• How to communicate safely online

• The commercial nature of the internet (leads in to the next unit)

• What their digital footprint is

• How to protect their identity

• How to report inappropriate behaviour

• That not everything on the internet is true or reliable information

• Know the 3 P's - People (who you are in contact with online - they should be real people that you know!), Privacy (you or a trusted adult sets and checks your privacy settings are at maximum) and Parents & Carers (they know and check what you do online)

At key stage 2 Pupils should be taught to: 

• use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly; recognise acceptable/unacceptable behaviour; identify a range of ways to report concerns about content and contact. 

Emerging: Respond with their own opinions to Project Evolve assessment

Developing A/B: In any media form (eg: a Google Slide), demonstrate understanding of the key bullet points above

Mastery: Produce a short animation using scratch which delivers a message responding to the stimulus scenarios provided (support someone to report to a trusted adult).

Greater Depth: Produce a short animation using scratch - showing clear a understanding of issues faced by young people online, beyond support to report to a trusted adult.