Online safety: Year 2

Investigating online safety, including what happens to information posted online, how to keep personal information private and how permission is given or denied in online spaces.

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Unit outcomes

Pupils who are secure will be able to:

  • Explain what is meant by online information.
  • Recognise what information is safe to be shared online.
  • Explain why we need passwords and what makes a strong password.
  • Understand that they need to ask permission before sharing content online and explain why.
  • Understand that they have the right to deny their permission to information about them being shared online.
  • Say who they can ask for help with online worries.
  • Use some strategies to work out if online information is reliable or not.

Suggested prior learning

Online safety: Year 1

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Teacher video: Year 2 unit overview

An overview of the Year 2 online safety unit.
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Lessons

Lesson 1: What happens when I post online?

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Lesson 2: How do I keep my things safe online?

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Lesson 3: It’s my choice

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Lesson 4: Is it true?

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Key skills

  • Identifying whether
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Key knowledge

  • To understand
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Key vocabulary

accepting

consent

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Equipment list

Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.

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  • A copy of The Three Little Pigs ×1
  • A box or bag containing three special, personal items, such as a family photo or cuddly toy. ×1
  • Scissors right- and left-handed options recommended. ×30
  • Sticky notes
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Knowledge organiser: Computing – Y2 Online safety

Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit "Year 2, Online Safety".

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Vocabulary display – Computing Y2: Online safety: Year 2

A display version of the key vocabulary from the Online safety: Year 2 unit.

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Cross-curricular opportunities

RSE and PSHE

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Assessment – Computing Y3: Online safety

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