Teaching genuine online safety is a vital part of PSHE, but how can we most effectively build this into an already packed PSHE curriculum? Expert Jenny Fox advises

In an increasingly digital world, our PSHE education curriculum needs to remain relevant and fit-for-purpose by preparing young people to manage various aspects of their lives online.

Digital technologies are now entirely interwoven with, and exert considerable influence on, all parts of young people’s lives. This includes how they perceive themselves, how they explore and share interests, how they establish and maintain relationships, and how they investigate their future careers.

Young people see little or no distinction between their offline and online lives. Therefore drawing the distinction in our teaching is likely to be counter-productive and ring false for our students. Rather, PSHE teachers’ role is to design a curriculum that reflects the deeply integrated nature of digital technology in young people’s lives.

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