E-Safety curriculum

Purple Mash curriculum overview aims:

Key learning for each year group:

Year 3:

To know what makes a safe password.
To learn methods for keeping passwords safe
To understand how the Internet can be used in effective communication
To understand how a blog can be used to communicate with a wider audience
To consider the truth of the content of websites
To learn about the meaning of age restrictions symbols on digital media and devices

Year 4:

To understand how children can protect themselves from online identity theft
To understand that information put online leaves a digital footprint or trail and that this can aid identity theft
To identify the risks and benefits of installing software including apps
To understand that copying the work of others and presenting it as their own is called ‘plagiarism’ and to consider the consequences of plagiarism
To identify appropriate behaviour when participating or contributing to collaborative online projects for learning
To identify the positive and negative influences of technology on health and the environment
To understand the importance of balancing game and screen time with other parts of their lives

Year 5:

To gain a greater understanding of the impact that sharing digital content can have
To review sources of support when using technology and children’s responsibility to one another in their online behaviour
To know how to maintain secure passwords
To understand the advantages, disadvantages, permissions and purposes of altering an image digitally and the reasons for this
To be aware of appropriate and inappropriate text, photographs and videos and the impact of sharing these online
To learn about how to reference sources in their work
To search the Internet with a consideration for the reliability of the results of sources to check validity and understand the impact of incorrect information
To ensure reliability through using different methods of communication.

Year 6:

To identify benefits and risks of mobile devices broadcasting the location of the user/device
To identify secure sites by looking for privacy seals of approval
To identify the benefits and risks of giving personal information
To review the meaning of a digital footprint
To have a clear idea of appropriate online behaviour
To begin to understand how information online can persist
To understand the importance of balancing game and screen time with other parts of their lives
To identify the positive and negative influences of technology on health and the environment.