Online Grooming - Teacher Handbook KS2

Lesson Overview

Duration	45 minutes
Key Stage	KS2 (Years 3-6)
Subject Links	PSHE, Citizenship, SMSC
Resources Needed	Pupil handouts, Quiz, Presentation slides

Understand the difference between safe and unsafe online contact
Know that adults who want to be secret online friends with children are not safe
Feel confident telling a trusted adult if an online contact makes them feel uncomfortable
Know that it is never their fault if an adult behaves inappropriately online
Understand that trusted adults at school and home can always help

Thousands of children in the UK are contacted by adults online who pretend to be children
Most children who receive uncomfortable messages online do not tell an adult
Adults who try to become secret friends with children online are nearly always trying to cause harm
Telling a trusted adult is the most important thing a child can do

Adults who contact children online for sexual purposes are committing a serious crime
Adults who send children rude or inappropriate pictures online are committing a crime
It is never a child's fault if an adult behaves like this
The police have specialists who deal with these crimes

Display images of different types of relationships: family, friends, teacher, stranger. Who do you trust? Why?

Real friends you know. Friends of friends. Strangers online. Why online strangers are different from strangers in person.

Simple warning signs: asks you to keep secrets, sends or asks for pictures, wants to meet up, asks personal questions. What do we do?

Emphasise clearly and repeatedly: if an adult behaves like this, it is never the child's fault. Adults are responsible for their own behaviour.

Practise telling: role-play telling a trusted adult about an uncomfortable online message. Reassurance: they will not be in trouble.

Class pledge: if something online feels wrong, I will tell...

This topic has very high potential for disclosures — be fully prepared with your DSL contact to hand
Do not ask a child showing signs of distress to describe what happened in detail — refer immediately to DSL
Never ask to see messages or images if a child discloses — this could compromise an investigation
Be warm, calm, and non-judgmental at all times

If a pupil makes a disclosure during this session, follow your school's safeguarding procedures and refer to your DSL immediately.

A real friend (online or offline) never asks you to keep secrets from your parents or teachers
Adults who want to be your secret online friend are not safe
If something online makes you feel uncomfortable, tell a trusted adult straight away
It is NEVER your fault
CEOP (ceop.police.uk) is the police team that deals with online exploitation