Support Safer Internet Day!  Help to protect the communities of Cayman in the digital age and ensure Cayman children understand how to keep themselves safe online.

Support Safer Internet Day!  Help to protect the communities of Cayman in the digital age and ensure Cayman children understand how to keep themselves safe online.

Safer Internet Day will take place on Tuesday 5^th February 2019 with the theme ‘Together for a better internet’.

Co-ordinated by the Safer Internet Centre the celebration sees hundreds of schools and organisations across the world join together to raise awareness of online safety issues and run events and activities.

Find out more and get involved www.saferinternetday.org.uk

Raise awareness of the day and share your activities across your social media platforms

#SaferInternetDay2019  Twitter: @UK_SIC  Instagram:  @UK_SIC

Safer Internet Day aims to create both a safer and a better internet, where everyone is empowered to use technology responsibly, respectfully, critically and creatively. The campaign aims to reach out to children and young people, parents and carers, teachers, educators and social workers, as well as industry, decision makers and politicians, to encourage everyone to play their part in creating a better internet.

The Safer Internet Day website has a variety of tools and helpful guidance on how to promote the message and set up events or education sessions for all ages.

What tools are available for you to use?

• Campaign Toolkit – this includes Facebook / Twitter and Email Banners, key messages and information, Safer Internet Day logo. https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2019/campaign-toolkit

• Social Media Guidance. https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2019/saferinternetday2019-social-media

• Education Packs:
  • Safer Internet Day – Top Tips for 3-7 year olds. This includes education packs for this age group as well as an Assembly pack, poster and social media activities. https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2019/education-packs/education-pack-3-7s

• Safer Internet Day – Top Tips for 7-11 year olds. This includes education packs for this age group as well as an Assembly pack, lesson plan, drama scripts, poster and social media activities. https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2019/education-packs/education-pack-7-11s

• Safer Internet Day – Top Tips for 11-14 year olds. This includes education packs for this age group as well as an Assembly pack, poster and social media activities. https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2019/education-packs/education-pack-11-14s

• Safer Internet Day – Top Tips for 14-18 year olds. This includes education packs for this age group as well as an Assembly pack, poster, top tip videos and social media activities. https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2019/education-packs/education-pack-14-18s

• Safer Internet Day – Activities for parents and carers. https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2019/education-packs/activities-parents-and-carers

• Safer Internet Day – Pack for Educators. https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2019/education-packs/education-pack-teachers-and-educators

• SID TV – A series of films to complement the above education packs.  This includes; What is safer internet day? Various films for children age 3 up to 18; Your choice or mine – a film for parents and carers.  https://www.saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2019/sid-tv-2019

• Kids HELPLINE (649-5437)  –Cayman Islands Crisis Centre has launched a Kids Helpline offering a free to call helpline for children and young adults (up to 18 years old). The service is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 3pm to 6pm during the initial pilot stage with increased service throughout 2019.

About the Kids Helpline….

· Private

· Safeguard and protect the rights of the child

· Free to call phone line

· Professionally trained staff and volunteers

· Provides support to the child until she/he is in a safe situation

· Service available throughout all three islands

· Any child or young adult up to 18 years old can contact the helpline