Safer Internet Day takes place on Tuesday, February 11, when schools and many other organisations will be running activities and lessons focusing on how children can protect themselves from scams online.
Safer Internet Day is run by the UK Safer Internet Centre and this year’s theme is: “Too good to be true? Protecting yourself and others from scams online.”
At 11am on February 11, BBC Teach is inviting primary schools to join a live lesson to be broadcast on BBC Teach and CBBC which will look at a range of online issues, including scams.
During the lesson, children will become players in an interactive game called “Scam Smashers”. They will be challenged to use their digital literacy skills to spot scams and solve online safety problems.
The curriculum-linked lesson is for 7 to 11-year-olds and it will also be available to watch on BBC Teach and iPlayer once the programme ends.
BBC Teach also has a range of online safety resources for teachers to use with pupils, including videos, articles and quizzes. The collections examine the many facets of online safety, including online bullying, managing online information, privacy and security as well as copyright and ownership.
Each collection has been mapped to the “Education for a Connected World” framework set out by the UK Council for Internet Safety. They contain downloadable teacher resource documents with lesson ideas, discussion points and potential homework activities.
Likewise, the UK Safer Internet Centre also offers schools access to lesson plans, films, games, quizzes, drama activities and more – all designed to help young students stay safe while using the internet.
- For more details about Safer Internet Day and related resources from the UK Safer Internet Centre, visit https://saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2025
- To access the BBC Teach Safer Internet Day resources and for details of the Live Lesson, visit www.bbc.co.uk/teach/topics/cp440njz78zt