Learning objective
Trusted Adults
Trusted Adults & Support Systems
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Understanding who trusted adults are, recognizing body warning signals, navigating school support networks, overcoming fear under No-Blame culture, utilizing national child helplines, and acting as peer bridge helpers.
Help Around Us
Identify who trusted adults are in family and school environments, explaining that they provide safe help when using digital technology.
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A trusted adult is a grown-up you know well in real life who listens to you, cares about your safety, and helps you when things feel tricky or scary. Trusted adults include parents, grandparents, teachers, school counselors, and guardians. When anything weird happens on a screen, your trusted adults are always there to help!
Try it yourself
Build Your Safety Network Hand
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🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Names at least one person at home or school who can help when using a tablet or computer.
Developing
Lists multiple trusted adults (parents, teachers, guardians) across home and school settings.
Secure (Goal)
Distinguishes between trusted adults (known, responsible caregivers) and online strangers or acquaintances.
Mastery
Creates a 'Trusted Adults Safety Network Hand' identifying 5 specific trusted people they can talk to.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Help Around Us includes:
- Core Deliverable: Build Your Safety Network Hand
- Target Quality: Distinguishes between trusted adults (known, responsible caregivers) and online strangers or acquaintances.
- Excellence & Polish: Creates a 'Trusted Adults Safety Network Hand' identifying 5 specific trusted people they can talk to.
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⭐Self-Assessment: How confident do you feel with this skill?
Reflect
Learning check
Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: See-Think-Wonder
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Names at least one person at home or school who can help when using a tablet or computer.
- Developing: Lists multiple trusted adults (parents, teachers, guardians) across home and school settings.
- Secure: Distinguishes between trusted adults (known, responsible caregivers) and online strangers or acquaintances.
- Mastering: Creates a 'Trusted Adults Safety Network Hand' identifying 5 specific trusted people they can talk to.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: Online Safety and Digital Citizenship
Outcome: OS.01.B.1.1 — Identify who trusted adults are in family and school environments, explaining that they provide safe help when using digital technology.
PYP: Form · Having trusted adults at home and school helps us stay safe and supported when exploring digital tools.
Learner profile: Inquirer
Competency tags
Gate support
Accessibility alternative:
Teacher override: allow
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Level 2: Listening to Feeling
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Listening to Feeling
Recognize physical body signals (butterflies in stomach, feeling worried) that indicate it is time to stop and ask a trusted adult for help.
Learning objective
Students will connect physical body warning signals (racing heart, butterflies in stomach) to seeking immediate help from a trusted adult.
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Learn
Your body has a built-in alarm system! When you see or read something online that is scary, confusing, or weird, your body gives you early warning signs: butterflies in your stomach, a fast heartbeat, or a heavy feeling in your chest. When your body alarm goes off, don't keep it a secret—tell a trusted adult right away!
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Map Your Body Warning Alarm
🚀 Open a practice space
🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
States that feeling scared or uncomfortable on a device is a sign to stop and ask for help.
Developing
Identifies physical warning feelings (butterflies in tummy, tense shoulders, feeling worried).
Secure (Goal)
Demonstrates stepping away from a screen and asking a trusted adult for help when experiencing an early warning signal.
Mastery
Role-plays communicating uncomfortable digital situations clearly to a parent or teacher.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Listening to Feeling includes:
- Core Deliverable: Map Your Body Warning Alarm
- Target Quality: Demonstrates stepping away from a screen and asking a trusted adult for help when experiencing an early warning signal.
- Excellence & Polish: Role-plays communicating uncomfortable digital situations clearly to a parent or teacher.
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Save to Your Website Portfolio:
When you finish creating your project in your software, copy the share link or take a screenshot and publish it onto your student portfolio website!
⭐Self-Assessment: How confident do you feel with this skill?
Reflect
Learning check
Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: Think-Pair-Share
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: States that feeling scared or uncomfortable on a device is a sign to stop and ask for help.
- Developing: Identifies physical warning feelings (butterflies in tummy, tense shoulders, feeling worried).
- Secure: Demonstrates stepping away from a screen and asking a trusted adult for help when experiencing an early warning signal.
- Mastering: Role-plays communicating uncomfortable digital situations clearly to a parent or teacher.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: Online Safety and Digital Citizenship
Outcome: OS.01.B.1.2 — Recognize physical body signals (butterflies in stomach, feeling worried) that indicate it is time to stop and ask a trusted adult for help.
PYP: Function · Listening to our feelings and body signals helps us know when to seek guidance from trusted adults.
Learner profile: Communicator
Competency tags
Gate support
Accessibility alternative:
Teacher override: allow
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Level 3: School Networks
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School Networks
Map out school-based support systems (class teachers, computing leads, counselors, digital leaders) and know how to access help during the school day.
Learning objective
Students will map out the network of trusted adults within their school community, detailing who to approach for different safety concerns.
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Learn
Your school is full of people ready to help you! Besides your main class teacher, there are computing leads, IT technicians, school counselors, digital student leaders, and safeguarding staff. If you ever experience cyberbullying, accidental clicks, or tech glitches at school, any of these trusted adults will help you solve the problem safely.
Try it yourself
Map School Support Stations
🚀 Open a practice space
🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Identifies the classroom teacher as the primary person to ask for help with school devices.
Developing
Explains the roles of various school helpers (IT technician, school counselor, headteacher).
Secure (Goal)
Constructs a school support map detailing where and how to reach trusted adults during school hours.
Mastery
Evaluates scenario cards to determine the most appropriate school helper for technical vs emotional or safety concerns.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for School Networks includes:
- Core Deliverable: Map School Support Stations
- Target Quality: Constructs a school support map detailing where and how to reach trusted adults during school hours.
- Excellence & Polish: Evaluates scenario cards to determine the most appropriate school helper for technical vs emotional or safety concerns.
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Save to Your Website Portfolio:
When you finish creating your project in your software, copy the share link or take a screenshot and publish it onto your student portfolio website!
⭐Self-Assessment: How confident do you feel with this skill?
Reflect
Learning check
Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: Connect-Extend-Challenge
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Identifies the classroom teacher as the primary person to ask for help with school devices.
- Developing: Explains the roles of various school helpers (IT technician, school counselor, headteacher).
- Secure: Constructs a school support map detailing where and how to reach trusted adults during school hours.
- Mastering: Evaluates scenario cards to determine the most appropriate school helper for technical vs emotional or safety concerns.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: Online Safety and Digital Citizenship
Outcome: OS.02.B.1.1 — Map out school-based support systems (class teachers, computing leads, counselors, digital leaders) and know how to access help during the school day.
PYP: Connection · Schools provide structured support systems and safe adults to assist students with technology and well-being.
Learner profile: Thinker
Competency tags
Gate support
Accessibility alternative:
Teacher override: allow
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Level 4: No-Blame Reporting
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No-Blame Reporting
Understand that asking for help with digital mistakes is a brave choice supported by a 'No-Blame' culture where adults help without punishment.
Learning objective
Students will analyze why children hesitate to report online incidents (fear of losing devices) and demonstrate how 'No-Blame' support works.
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Sometimes children don't report online problems because they are afraid of getting into trouble or having their tablets taken away. But trusted adults understand that accidental clicks happen to everyone! Responsible schools and families follow the 'No-Blame' rule: you will not be punished for asking for help when something goes wrong online. Asking for help is brave!
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Debunk Reporting Myths
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🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
States that trusted adults want to help, not punish, when accidental digital mistakes happen.
Developing
Identifies common worries about reporting (fear of device removal) and counters them with truth statements.
Secure (Goal)
Explains how the 'No-Blame' rule works and practices phrasing requests for help clearly and honestly.
Mastery
Creates a peer encouragement poster reassuring younger students that asking for help is always the right choice.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for No-Blame Reporting includes:
- Core Deliverable: Debunk Reporting Myths
- Target Quality: Explains how the 'No-Blame' rule works and practices phrasing requests for help clearly and honestly.
- Excellence & Polish: Creates a peer encouragement poster reassuring younger students that asking for help is always the right choice.
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Save to Your Website Portfolio:
When you finish creating your project in your software, copy the share link or take a screenshot and publish it onto your student portfolio website!
⭐Self-Assessment: How confident do you feel with this skill?
Reflect
Learning check
Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: What If...?
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: States that trusted adults want to help, not punish, when accidental digital mistakes happen.
- Developing: Identifies common worries about reporting (fear of device removal) and counters them with truth statements.
- Secure: Explains how the 'No-Blame' rule works and practices phrasing requests for help clearly and honestly.
- Mastering: Creates a peer encouragement poster reassuring younger students that asking for help is always the right choice.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: Online Safety and Digital Citizenship
Outcome: OS.02.B.1.2 — Understand that asking for help with digital mistakes is a brave choice supported by a 'No-Blame' culture where adults help without punishment.
PYP: Responsibility · Seeking help for digital mistakes or scary content is a brave choice that trusted adults support without blame.
Learner profile: Principled
Competency tags
Gate support
Accessibility alternative:
Teacher override: allow
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Level 5: National Helplines
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National Helplines
Identify national child support organizations and helplines (Childline, CEOP, CyberTipline) and understand how confidential support works.
Learning objective
Students will research national and international child protection services (Childline, CEOP), explaining how free confidential helplines operate.
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Learn
If a child ever feels they cannot talk to someone at home or school, official national organizations exist to help! Organizations like Childline, CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection), and the CyberTipline provide free, 24/7 confidential advice via phone calls or web chats. Trained counselors listen kindly and help solve serious safety concerns.
Try it yourself
Research Official Safety Resources
🚀 Open a practice space
🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Identifies that official telephone and chat helplines exist for children needing advice.
Developing
Explains the concept of confidential support provided by trained child safety counselors.
Secure (Goal)
Researches contact methods (free 24/7 phone numbers, online text chat) for official organizations like Childline or CEOP.
Mastery
Compares local adult support vs official helpline reporting, creating a pocket reference card of emergency safety numbers.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for National Helplines includes:
- Core Deliverable: Research Official Safety Resources
- Target Quality: Researches contact methods (free 24/7 phone numbers, online text chat) for official organizations like Childline or CEOP.
- Excellence & Polish: Compares local adult support vs official helpline reporting, creating a pocket reference card of emergency safety numbers.
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Save to Your Website Portfolio:
When you finish creating your project in your software, copy the share link or take a screenshot and publish it onto your student portfolio website!
⭐Self-Assessment: How confident do you feel with this skill?
Reflect
Learning check
Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: Parts-Purposes-Complexities
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Identifies that official telephone and chat helplines exist for children needing advice.
- Developing: Explains the concept of confidential support provided by trained child safety counselors.
- Secure: Researches contact methods (free 24/7 phone numbers, online text chat) for official organizations like Childline or CEOP.
- Mastering: Compares local adult support vs official helpline reporting, creating a pocket reference card of emergency safety numbers.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: Online Safety and Digital Citizenship
Outcome: OS.03.B.1.1 — Identify national child support organizations and helplines (Childline, CEOP, CyberTipline) and understand how confidential support works.
PYP: Perspective · External organizations and national helplines provide confidential support and protection for young citizens.
Learner profile: Knowledgeable
Competency tags
Gate support
Accessibility alternative:
Teacher override: allow
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Level 6: Peer Support
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Peer Support
Demonstrate peer support skills by listening compassionately to friends facing digital problems and accompanying them to seek trusted adult help.
Learning objective
Students will apply peer advocacy skills, acting as a 'Bridge Helper' to support friends in distress and escorting them to trusted adults.
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Learn
You can be a superhero for your friends! If a classmate is upset about something they experienced online, you can be a 'Bridge Helper.' Listen quietly without judgment, reassure them that it's not their fault, promise not to gossip, and offer to walk with them to talk to a trusted adult. Standing together makes asking for help much easier!
Try it yourself
Practice Bridge Helper Role-Play
🚀 Open a practice space
🌟 Student Project GuideSuccess Criteria & WAGOLL (What A Good One Looks Like)
🎯 Task Success Criteria (Rubric)
Foundation
Recognizes when a friend is upset about an online incident and suggests telling a teacher.
Developing
Demonstrates active listening without judging or spreading rumors about a peer's online problem.
Secure (Goal)
Role-plays acting as a 'Bridge Helper'—accompanying a friend to speak with a trusted adult or school counselor.
Mastery
Designs a student-led digital safety peer ambassador campaign for the primary school community.
👀 What A Good One Looks Like (WAGOLL)
Exemplar Standard
A top-tier student project for Peer Support includes:
- Core Deliverable: Practice Bridge Helper Role-Play
- Target Quality: Role-plays acting as a 'Bridge Helper'—accompanying a friend to speak with a trusted adult or school counselor.
- Excellence & Polish: Designs a student-led digital safety peer ambassador campaign for the primary school community.
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Save to Your Website Portfolio:
When you finish creating your project in your software, copy the share link or take a screenshot and publish it onto your student portfolio website!
⭐Self-Assessment: How confident do you feel with this skill?
Reflect
Learning check
Teacher setup, curriculum links and progress descriptors
Spark support
Routine: 3-2-1 Bridge
Achievement pathway
- Foundation: Recognizes when a friend is upset about an online incident and suggests telling a teacher.
- Developing: Demonstrates active listening without judging or spreading rumors about a peer's online problem.
- Secure: Role-plays acting as a 'Bridge Helper'—accompanying a friend to speak with a trusted adult or school counselor.
- Mastering: Designs a student-led digital safety peer ambassador campaign for the primary school community.
Curriculum links
Curriculum strand: Online Safety and Digital Citizenship
Outcome: OS.03.B.1.2 — Demonstrate peer support skills by listening compassionately to friends facing digital problems and accompanying them to seek trusted adult help.
PYP: Reflection · Empowered digital citizens support peers by listening compassionately and guiding them to trusted adult assistance.
Learner profile: Reflective
Competency tags
Gate support
Accessibility alternative:
Teacher override: allow