updated 11.1.26
Online Safety
Protect young children online with a complete early years online safety course covering risks, policies, teaching strategies, parent partnerships and professional conduct.
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Module Contents
A comprehensive safeguarding course that equips early years practitioners to manage online risk, teach safe digital habits, work confidently with parents and respond lawfully to concerns involving children, staff or digital content.
Module 1 — EYFS and Online Safety Foundations
Understand how online safety fits within the EYFS safeguarding framework and the role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead.
Module 2 — Risks for Early Years: Content, Contact and Conduct
Learn the main online risks affecting under-fives and how behaviour changes can signal concern.
Module 3 — Everyday Risk Reduction in Settings
Develop practical strategies for filtering, monitoring, supervision and app management to reduce online harm.
Module 4 — Teaching and Modelling Safe Digital Behaviour
Learn how to teach children simple safety rules and model positive online habits through play and routines.
Module 5 — Working with Parents and Carers
Build consistent safeguarding messages with families to reduce risk across home and setting environments.
Module 6 — Professional Conduct and Social Media
Understand staff boundaries, acceptable use, data protection and how to manage online behaviour safely and professionally.
Module 7 — Responding to Concerns
Learn how to recognise indicators, record accurately, escalate to the Designated Safeguarding Lead and use external reporting routes.
Module 8 — Documentation and Evidence in Practice
Develop inspection-ready systems for policies, concern logs, whistleblowing, filtering records and safeguarding evidence.
Module 1 — EYFS and Online Safety Foundations
Understand how online safety fits within the EYFS safeguarding framework and the role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead.
Module 2 — Risks for Early Years: Content, Contact and Conduct
Learn the main online risks affecting under-fives and how behaviour changes can signal concern.
Module 3 — Everyday Risk Reduction in Settings
Develop practical strategies for filtering, monitoring, supervision and app management to reduce online harm.
Module 4 — Teaching and Modelling Safe Digital Behaviour
Learn how to teach children simple safety rules and model positive online habits through play and routines.
Module 5 — Working with Parents and Carers
Build consistent safeguarding messages with families to reduce risk across home and setting environments.
Module 6 — Professional Conduct and Social Media
Understand staff boundaries, acceptable use, data protection and how to manage online behaviour safely and professionally.
Module 7 — Responding to Concerns
Learn how to recognise indicators, record accurately, escalate to the Designated Safeguarding Lead and use external reporting routes.
Module 8 — Documentation and Evidence in Practice
Develop inspection-ready systems for policies, concern logs, whistleblowing, filtering records and safeguarding evidence.
