1. Hi there! VotesforSchools is working alongside the Government this week to find out your views on how social media could be made safer.
Primary KS2
If you want more lessons like this you can find out more about VotesforSchools here or head to slide 27.

2. Table discussion (3-6 mins)
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Starter: What do you know about these?
Table discussion (3-6 mins)
What are these logos for? Have you ever used any of these or seen someone else use them?
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Challenge:
Write down how old someone should be to use these.

3. Starter: What do you know about these?
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Starter: What do you know about these?
Today you are going to talk about social media and decide whether the people who make social media apps and websites should give children more of a say in how they could be safer.
13 with parent’s permission
16 years old
Most social media sites require you to be age 13 or over to sign up, but surveys have shown that many children younger1 than this ignore the rules and use them.
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References:
1- More than three-quarters of children aged 10 to 12 in the UK have social media accounts, even though they are below the age limit, a survey for CBBC Newsround suggests. 2-
You should be 13 years old for these six apps
Social media:
Websites or apps that you might use on phones or tablets which allow you to share things or talk to other people.

4. Do social media companies listen enough to young people?
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Do social media companies listen enough to young people?
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5. will be shared with the Government and the NSPCC.
A special message about this week’s VoteTopic:
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Today you have the opportunity to have a say on laws which will affect you! Please ask your teacher to us your views. Now for some very special messages…
“The Government is about to decide on new laws that will make social networks protect young people on their platforms. Your views are hugely important to ensure they get this right - and will play an important part in deciding how sites like Snapchat or Instagram keep you safe.”
Andy Burrows, Associate Head of Child Safety Online, NSPCC
Video task (2 mins)
Click the image to watch a special video from Margot James, Minister for Digital and the Creative Industries.
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If you have more time, there are three questions you are invited to respond to on slide 28.
Any thoughts ed to
will be shared with the Government and the NSPCC.
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6. Our learning journey for this week!
Your social media experience
Why are we talking about this?
Could you make social media safer?
Design a
safe social media
Would you like more of a say?
Vote!
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7. Why are we talking about this?
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Why are we talking about this?
The Government thinks that social media companies have a duty to keep children safe when using their apps and websites.
They are coming up with some strict rules that social media companies like Snapchat will have to follow to protect you. Here’s an idea2 of what those rules might be…
Pair talk (3 mins)
What do you think of these rules? Would they make you feel safer?
A ban on ‘likes’ or ‘streaks’
All location tracking turned off
Asking for proof of age before joining
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Social media:
Websites or apps that you might use on phones or tablets which allow you to share things or talk to other people.
Today we want you to think about how safe you feel when using social media and decide whether you would like more of a say in how to make these apps better!

8. Our learning journey for this week!
Your social media experience
Why are we talking about this?
Could you make social media safer?
Design a
safe social media
Would you like more of a say?
Vote!
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9. Table activity (3-5 mins)
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Your social media experience
Table activity (3-5 mins)
Take a large piece of paper and draw a line down the middle. As a table, write down any social medias you have experience of on the left. Keep the right side free.
Social medias
*The Government’s new laws will apply to all of these too.
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1 – Pixabay 2- 3-
Tip!
If your pupils don’t use social media, don’t worry. Instead, list any online games, websites or apps they use*.

10. Your social media experience
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Your social media experience
Secret vote (2-4 mins)
Think about how safe you feel when using these. Using the scale below, choose the number that represents you. Close your eyes. Raise your hand when you hear your number read by your teacher.
Teacher’s note:
Take a tally of how many pupils raise their hand for each number. Share with the class what the average score was.
I feel very unsafe on social media.
I feel very safe on social media.
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11. Table activity (3-5 mins) Keep this list for a later activity.
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Your social media experience
Table activity (3-5 mins)
Now, discuss anything that someone might come across on these social medias that might make them feel sad, unsafe, uncomfortable or worried. Write this down on the right beside the social media.
Social medias
Nasty comments
Scary videos
Strangers trying to speak to me
Keep this list for a later activity.
Challenge:
Write down any features you can think of that this social media has to prevent this from happening.
Unsafe:
In danger or at risk.
Uncomfortable:
Feeling embarrassed or uneasy.

12. Our learning journey for this week!
Your social media experience
Why are we talking about this?
Could you make social media safer?
Design a
safe social media
Would you like more of a say?
Vote!
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13. Could you make social media safer?
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Could you make social media safer?
Here are some tools that social medias have on websites or apps to keep you safe. Have you seen anything like this or used any of these tools?
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Many safety tools like Report are there for you to use after you have seen something that worries or upsets you. What might be the problem with this?

14. Small group task (6-10 mins)
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Could you make social media safer?
Class task (3 mins)
Go back to your list and share one issue from this with the class. Your teacher will create a class list for everyone to see.
Issue: Children seeing scary videos that are not appropriate for their age on YouTube.
Tool to help: A big alarm bell
button you can press. When you press it, a text gets sent to your parents so they know what you have seen without having to tell them.
Small group task (6-10 mins)
From the class list, pick one issue and come up with a tool the social media app or website could design to protect children from this. Use the template above to help. Share your ideas.

15. Our learning journey for this week!
Your social media experience
Why are we talking about this?
Could you make social media safer?
Design a
safe social media
Would you like more of a say?
Vote!
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16. Individual or pair task (10-20 mins)
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Design a safe social media
Teachers:
Please send photos of these to
For the next task, you can choose between redesigning a social media you know to make it safer, or designing your own safe app or website.
Individual or pair task (10-20 mins)
On a piece of A4 paper, draw what the app or website will look like. Think carefully about the tools that are on it to make it as safe for children your age as possible, and about fun features to make sure they won’t cause worry or harm for children. Use the template on the next slide so you can see what one might look like.

17. Use these icons to help you in your design!
Design a safe social media
Use these icons to help you in your design!
Name and logo:
Profile:
Anonymous?
Public or private?
Age shown?
What the app or website does:
Pictures?
Video?
Chat?
Music?
Safety features:
Help
Report
Parental control
………?
Fun features:
How do you know children will be safe here?
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18. Design a safe social media
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Design a safe social media
Questions to test the safety:
What can people do if they see or hear something upsetting or worrying?
Can people send messages anonymously?
Can anyone see what you post or share?
Do users have their age checked? How?
Can people post or share anything or are there rules?
Pair task (4-8 mins)
You are going to put your partner’s social media design through a safety test! Swap designs and tell your partner all about it. Use the questions on the right to help you decide whether young people would be safe on this app or website. Then, give it a safety score out of 10!
I would feel very unsafe using this.
I would feel very safe using this. 10 9 8 7 6 4 3 2 1 5

19. Our learning journey for this week!
Your social media experience
Why are we talking about this?
Could you make social media safer?
Design a
safe social media
Would you like more of a say?
Vote!
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20. I have some ideas on how you could be
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Would you like more of a say?
Dear Instagram,
I have some ideas on how you could be
safer.
At the moment, if you wanted something to change on a social media website or app, you would have to message the company yourself and wait to see what they say.
Class task (6-8 mins)
On the next slide is a scale of ways social media companies could listen to you. Decide on your own where you feel you are on this scale. Your teacher will ask different pupils for their views.
Imagine you had a brilliant idea for how to make YouTube safer for everyone, or how to reduce bullying on Instagram.
Would you like to be able to share your ideas with social media companies? If so, how?
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21. How involved would you like to be in making social media safer?
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Would you like more of a say?
An address I can write to if I want.
Suggestion buttons on the apps or websites.
School visits and surveys on what could be changed.
Monthly meetings with a person from the company.
How involved would you like to be in making social media safer?
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4- iStock
Social media companies don’t need to listen to young people. They have their own experts.
Social media companies should constantly ask young people for ideas and suggestions.
Your own idea:
………..………………….
……………………………

22. Our learning journey for this week!
Your social media experience
Why are we talking about this?
Could you make social media safer?
Design a
safe social media
Would you like more of a say?
Vote!
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23. Learn more about…staying safe online
Career Launchpad!
Learn more about…staying safe online
Even if you don’t have a social media account now, it is likely you will have more than one in the future. Learn from older children about the dangers and risks by inviting your local secondary school pupils in to talk to you. Click the image to read about how to stay safe online too.
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Career spotlight:
This is Emily. She is an artist who uses social media to sell and promote her work.
Click her to watch a video made especially for you about how she started using social media to grow her business.
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24. Do social media companies listen enough to young people?
Yes No
When I have come across nasty or negative things online, the app or website has dealt with it well.
Social media companies try to keep children safe by having things like the Report button.
It is not just social media companies who are responsible for my safety online, but me and my parents too.
When I have come across nasty or negative things online, the app or website has not dealt with it how I would like.
I have lots of ideas for how to make social media better and safer but I don’t know how to share them.
Children are the experts when it comes to social media as we use it the most. We should be consulted more.
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25. Time to vote! (Instructions on how to vote are on the next slide)
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26. info@votesforschools.com to have them share with the Government.
How to vote and comment
comments to:
to have them share with the Government.
Step 1
Teachers go to
Step 2
Click on Teacher Login (top right corner)
Step 3
Login using these details
Username:
Password: pass1234
Step 4
Click on Manually Enter Results
Step 5
Enter your year group and total number of girls,
boys and n/a voting yes and no. Click submit.
Step 6
A red warning box will appear asking if you are sure you want to submit your vote. Click submit results.
Step 4
Step 5
Step 1
Step 2
Step 6
Step 3
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27. What is VotesforSchools
What is VotesforSchools? VotesforSchools holds weekly debates on issues happening right now in the news! Each week, we make lessons on everything from Donald Trump to mobile phones in schools. After the lesson, you can then vote online! We take your votes to the Government, newspapers and other decision makers. You can find out more at (Teachers:
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28. passed on to the Government and the NSPCC.
Please consider responding to the following:
The Government is particular interested in your responses to the following questions:
Do you think social media companies listen to young people’s experiences of cyberbullying and are they doing anything about it?
Have you ever reported something unpleasant or negative that you have seen on social media, and was anything done about it?
How do social media companies help you learn how to stay safe on their platforms and could they do more?
your thoughts to:
and they will be
passed on to the Government and the NSPCC.
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