SMART Rules

Safe

Keep safe by being careful not to give out personal information when you’re chatting or posting online. Personal information includes your email address, phone number and password.

Meet

Meeting someone you have only been in touch with online can be dangerous. Only do so with your parents’ or carers’ permission and even then, only when they can be present. Remember, online friends are still strangers even if you have been talking to them for a long time.

Accepting

Accepting emails, messages, or opening files, images or texts from people you don’t know or trust can lead to problems — they may contain viruses or nasty messages!

Reliable

Someone online might lie about who they are and information on the internet may not be true. Always check information.

Tell

Tell a parent, carer or a trusted adult if someone, or something, makes you feel uncomfortable or worried, or if you or someone you know is being bullied online.

Links to other resources

4–11 year olds | Childnet

KS2

Online safety | Childline

8-10s | CEOP Education 

Primary online safety for teachers suitable for ages 7 to 11 years

Own It - BBC iPlayer

Play Interland - Be Internet Legends

KS1

4-7s | CEOP Education

Smartie the Penguin | Childnet suitable for ages 3 to 7 years

Digiduck’s Big Decision | Childnet suitable for ages 3 to 7 years

Smartie talks to Red and Murphy about respecting difference online - UK Safer Internet Centre