Garda Schools Programme
Welcome to the Garda Schools Programme Hub.
In this Hub, Gardaí will find all the resources and content needed to deliver Online Safety lessons in Primary and Post-Primary Schools, along with Online Safety Talks that can be delivered to parents.
Primary
Be Kind Online
The Be Kind Online page provides Gardaí with all the material for delivering the lesson, including the lesson handbook, supporting animations, worksheets, and presentations.
The Garda Schools Programme Be Kind Online lesson, developed in partnership with Webwise, is designed to enable 3rd and 4th class pupils to understand what cyberbullying is, how it can hurt someone and how it can be prevented. The lessons in this pack promote respectful communication online and aim to foster a sense of care and respect for others online.
Online Safety Talk for Parents – Primary School
Has a school asked you to deliver an online safety talk to parents?
Members of the Garda Síochána can use the Webwise Parents Presentations to host parent internet safety evenings. The information included in the presentations covers key topics for parents including social media, screen time, cyber-bullying, image-sharing and features expert advice and support.
The material for delivering the talk, includes the presentation, script, interactive activities and videos.
Post-Primary
Connect with Respect
This page contains all the materials Gardaí need to deliver the Connect with Respect lesson including the handbook, PowerPoint Presentation, the Connected short film, the quiz, and the follow-up lesson.
Connect with Respect, developed in partnership with Webwise, addresses the topic of cyberbullying and lesson is designed to help students at the Junior end of post-primary, between the ages of 12-14.
Be in Ctrl
Gardaí can follow the Connect with Respect lesson using the Be in Ctrl Garda Schools talk.
Be in Ctrl, developed in partnership with Webwise, is a Junior Cycle SPHE resource addressing the issue of online sexual coercion and extortion of young people.
Online Safety Talk for Parents – Post-Primary School
Has a school asked you to deliver an online safety talk to parents?
Members of the Garda Síochána can use the Webwise Parents Presentations to host parent internet safety evenings. The information included in the presentations covers key topics for parents including social media, screen time, cyber-bullying, image-sharing and features expert advice and support.
The material for delivering the talk, includes the presentation, script, interactive activities and videos.
Parents
Online Safety Talks for Parents
Members of the Garda Síochána can use the Webwise Parents Presentations to host parent internet safety evenings. The information included in the presentations covers key topics for parents including social media, screen time, cyber-bullying, image-sharing and features expert advice and support.
Presentations for primary and post-primary schools can accessed via the links below. Presentations come in PowerPoint format, can be accessed for free and come with a full script, expert videos and interactive activities.
Parents Hub
The Webwise Parents Hub is a resource that could be highlighted to schools following a lesson with students, or following an Online Safety Talk for Parents.
It has expert advice, explainers, how-to guides, and free resources.
Teaching Resources
Following a talk you can highlight the range of other online safety teaching resources that Webwise provides to Primary and Post-Primary schools for free.
