Are you a school staff member or Principal and looking for a resource to help educate your student and parent/caregiver community about online safety? Tired of having to spend hours putting together information from different sources and then having to create facilitation notes and student handouts?

Or are you a parent or caregiver of children with access to the internet? Are you wanting to increase your knowledge about the online world our kids are living in?

Do you find yourself feeling overwhelmed and not knowing where to begin to keep your children safer online? Are you concerned about the impacts on their emotional resilience and brain development?

We've combined a wealth of knowledge and experience to create The Informed & Empowered Programme for schools and Parenting in an Online World 101 for parents and caregivers, to help navigate the challenges we are all facing in relation to the online landscape with our kids.

Before you begin...with four kids between us in our blended family, we know some topics can be really uncomfortable and confronting. That's why we've made sure to inject our unique way of teaching into each course. Be prepared for some quirky fun and laughter mixed in with the serious!

Happy learning folks,

Rob & Zareen

FAQ's

Q: Who Are The Courses For?

The Informed & Empowered Programme is for schools and contains education modules for students Years 1 through to 13 with full facilitation guides and student handouts. It also provides a module that can be used for schools to educate their parent and caregiver communities.

Parenting in an Online World 101 is for parents, grandparents and caregivers of pre-schoolers right through to eighteen-year-olds.

Q: The Informed & Empowered Programme - What Are Some Things My Students Will Learn?

At the end of each module, your students will be able to

• understand the concept of personal safety and wellbeing;
• engage critical thinking relative to their age;
• identify the potential harms in the online world relating to each topic;
• understand and implement the necessary actions to take if they find themselves in a potentially harmful situations; and
• create their own personalised online safety plan.

Q: Parenting in an Online World 101 - What Are Some Things I Will Learn?

By the end of our course, you will be able to

• better understand the online world our kids are living in;
• understand how to identify the vulnerabilities of your own children in the online space;
• educate your children on online safety;
• help increase your children's emotional resilience;
• set healthy boundaries with you regard to your children's device use;
• deal with exposures in a healthy and helpful way;
• approach other adults and caregivers to increase safety on playdates and sleepovers;
• source practical solutions such as suitable filters and monitoring apps; and
• create a personalised online safety plan for your own family

Q: How Long Will It Take To Complete Each Module?

Whether you are a school, parent or caregiver our courses have been designed in way to allow completion of in a way that suits your circumstances.

Q: How Long Will I Have Access To The Courses For?

After enrolling, you have unlimited access for 12 months, with an option to renew for a further 12 months an unlimited number of times.

Q: Are These Courses Accredited?

At this time, our courses are not accredited. In the meantime they may be used by school staff for non-accredited CPD hours.