Online Safety for Secondary School Students (Ages 13-18)

A practical, text-based online safety course for secondary school students aged 13-18, covering the digital issues teenagers actually face. It is designed to support the online safety education that schools already deliver, and it is not a compliance or certification product.

What the course covers

• Social media, your digital identity and your digital footprint
• Privacy, consent and sharing
• Phishing, scams and misinformation
• Cyberbullying and online harassment
• Mental health, screen time and social media
• Being an online ally
• Online relationships and respect
• Recognising grooming and exploitation
• Sharing nude images and its consequences
• Gaming and streaming culture
• Where to report concerns and get help

The course has 14 short, scenario-based text lessons and three quizzes to check understanding. The lessons are numbered in three parts: 1.1 to 1.5 on digital identity, 2.1 to 2.4 on wellbeing and behaviour, and 3.1 to 3.5 on relationships and safeguarding. The three quizzes come at the end of the course.

This course is currently in a staff review pilot. It does not include video, and pupil account set-up is not yet available.