Overview
In the online world, children often share digital spaces with people they don’t know. This ready-to-use teaching pack reinforces the essential boundary of avoiding strangers by equipping students with the practical skills to become “Online Detectives.
Using clear, age-appropriate analogies, this lesson teaches children the vital difference between open online spaces and private chats (such as The Stranger’s Car) and why they must never enter them.
What’s Included in the Download?
Everything you need for a zero-prep Assembly or Tutor Session:
- Scripted Slide Deck: A complete, visually engaging presentation (approx. 20-45 mins).
- Parent Handout: A newsletter to help families reinforce the safety language at home.
- Classroom Poster: A visual reminder of the “Red Flags” to display in your room.
- Interactive Quiz: A fun assessment to check understanding instantly.
Download the “Spotting Tricky People” pack today to help your students stay safe and be the “Boss of their Screen.
Key Learning Outcomes
- Instead of just saying “no,” students learn to identify specific behavioral cues that a stranger is unsafe:
- The Golden Rule: We never move to a Private Chat.
- The 3 Red Flags: Spotting The Bribe (free gifts/currency), The Secret (asking to hide things), and The Move (switching apps).
- The Safety Team: Identifying trusted adults to talk to if they spot a Red Flag.
How This Meets RSHE, RSHP and KCSIE
RSHE: This lesson teaches pupils to recognise unsafe online contact and know how to report it. It meets Relationships Education (Online relationships; Being safe) and Health Education (Internet safety and harms) statutory requirements.
KCSIE: It supports the school’s preventative safeguarding duty to educate pupils about recognising abuse and knowing when and how to tell a trusted adult.