Vodafone has done a lot of work (with the government) in order to improve digital literacy amongst young people (it’s in their interest after-all, as then children will be using phones, and parents will trust Vodafone as a good provider). It’s now onto it’s sixth edition, published recently. You can download PDFs of all of them from the Vodafone website, or order 50+ physical copies for schools from Parentzone.
Key topics in this edition include:
- Creating a kinder environment online (less cyberbullying)
- Creating digital resilience in your child
- Identifying fake news
- Developing digital life skills
- ‘Sharenting’
- Online safety tips
- Digital in PSHE
- Giving guidance but room to explore
- Sexual messages and sexting online
- Screentime (quality vs quantity)
- Online security
- Body image pressures online
- Broadcasting live
- How to have difficult conversations
- Setting up privacy settings online
- Virtual Reality
- Advice from experts
