±«Óătv

Live discussion: Safer Internet Day 2022 – 'All fun and games? Exploring respect and relationships online'

Watch again

This panel discussion programme for primary school teachers originally broadcast live on Tuesday, 1 February 2022.

This was an opportunity to share ideas and best practice ahead of Safer Internet Day 2022. The panel was hosted by Naomi Wilkinson – a regular face on C±«Óătv and ±«Óătv Teach Live Lessons – and included teachers and experts (details below).

The programme also introduced new teaching resources from , which can be used to teach online safety lessons across a range of topics.

These resources can be used to educate pupils on using technology safely, respectfully and responsibly. They could also help pupils recognise acceptable and unacceptable behaviour online, as well helping them to identify ways of reporting concerns about content and contact.

Our panel

Chloe Vethamony
A photograph of Chloe Vethamony, a primary school teacher, standing in front of a bright yellow painted wall.
Chloe Vethamony (better known to us as Mrs Vee) is a Teaching, Learning and Curriculum KS2 and KS3 Lead at a Pupil Referral Unit in Greater Manchester. She started her teaching career in London, working with excluded pupils, before moving to a mainstream primary school in the centre of Manchester. As well as teaching young people and advocating for positive mental health, Mrs Vee teaches the nation as a regular presenter on Bitesize Daily and Live Lessons.
Jess McBeath
A photograph of Jess McBeath.
Jess McBeath is an online safety expert with the UK Safer Internet Centre. Her focus is empowering young people as engaged, critical and responsible digital citizens. Jess believes that we should all be able to live a good life online.
Ryan Smith
A photograph of Ryan Smith, a primary school teacher, on the set of Live Lessons.
Ryan (Mr Smith to us) is a primary school teacher from Derbyshire, who has been teaching since 2014. He currently works in Year 3 and his experiences as a teacher have seen him deal with many different safeguarding situations all connected with how children are choosing to access the internet. He won the ±«Óătv Teach ‘Teacher Talent of the Year’ award in 2018 and has been a regular presenter on Bitesize Daily and Live Lessons, including 2021’s Safer Internet Day lesson.
Meg Brough
A still showing teacher and internet safety expert Meg Brough appearing in the ±«Óătv Teach panel discussion for Safer Internet 2022. She's using a web cam and wearing a headset.
Meg Brough has been an English and media teacher for nine years as well as working as an Education Support Officer for Digital Learning in Dundee since January 2020. She is also part of the Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert community. Meg believes that digital skills should be at the forefront of every area of the curriculum to prepare learners for life, learning and work. She is passionate about internet safety, computational thinking and games-based learning and gets a total buzz when a problem is solved with a digital solution!
Back to top

In this article for teachers Emma Selby, a clinical specialist nurse in children's mental health, shares tips on what parents and young people can do to scale back screen time.

Scaling back screen time

In this Live Lesson in partnership with the UK Safer Internet Centre, aimed at primary-aged students and linked to the primary computing curriculum, we learn about how we can stay safe, responsible and wise in an increasingly digital world, with tips and advice from some of the biggest personalities on the web.

Watch again: Safer Internet Day 2021 - Live Lesson

±«Óătv Own It has a page dedicated to teachers of pupils aged 7-11. It has downloadable teacher resources paired with videos, articles and quizzes covering topics such as managing online information, privacy and security.

±«Óătv Own It - Computing Resources
Back to top