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Teaching about social media "Schools should play a bigger role"

Friday 5th January 2018

The children's commissioner for England has said that schools should play a bigger role in preparing children for social media's emotional demands as they move from primary to secondary school. Read full story as reported by the BBC.    

Childnet have produced presentations for schools with links to resources (KS1-4) to support teaching about online safety, as part of the computing curriculum.

The Guardian has a guide for schools using social media: Social media for schools: a guide to Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest 

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