What you will be able to do
- Explain children's rights online and offline
- protect personal data and passwords
- recognise scams, bullying and fake news
- explain basic copyright
- use AI tools responsibly
Syllabus
- Rights and responsibilities
- Privacy and passwords
- Scams and fake news
- Respect, bullying and reporting
- Copyright and sharing (ask, credit, create)
- AI helpers: check, cite, think
Hands-on practical activities
- Mock court and role play of an online bullying case
- build a password strength test
- fact-checking race with real examples
- class rights charter
- poster campaign in the school
Resources and equipment
Scenario cards, tablets or laptops, printed charter template, local media examples
🔋 No power? Off-grid option
Fully unplugged versions of all activities
Career direction
Lawyer, paralegal, human rights advocate, journalist, cybersecurity professional, policy analyst
Why it matters in the market
Data protection, online safety and misinformation are rising legal, school and workplace priorities
Assessment
Role-play rubric, charter and a short quiz
Age and learner-group versions
The same core course is also offered in these adapted versions.
Safe and Kind Online TT5
Outcomes. Say what to do when something online feels wrong; keep personal information private; know that every child has rights, including to be safe; be kind with words and pictures
Practicals. Role play of asking a trusted adult; traffic-light sorting game; make a family technology agreement poster; design a kindness emoji set
Progression
From TT1, TT5; leads to EX7 Digital Law, Rights and Ethics