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The Serious Chat - E-Safety (KS3-5)

60-minute high quality, detailed & flexible workshops or assemblies.

Performed to students in small or large groups.

May suit carousel days or one-off visits. Available throughout the year.

How do the sessions run?

Our workshops are performed by 3 professional actors.


We start by breaking down what we are covering in the sessions: we explore the definitions, clarify facts and any laws surrounding the topic, and invite the students to answer questions and get involved.
The students are then shown scenes with characters in everyday, relatable situations.


We use elements of Augusto Boal's 'Forum Theatre: following scenes which see young characters with conflicting objectives, we freeze the action and split the audience into groups; the students are invited to advise the characters about what to do next. This is designed to allow students to articulate opinions and feelings in a safe, objective environment.

What We Cover

Cyberbullying, safe social media & strangers.


Our workshop explores issues included in the PSHE Suggested Programme of Study (Core Theme 1 - Health & Wellbeing and Core Theme 2 - Relationships.)


We take a focused look at myths & facts including the dangers & consequences of sharing explicit images, cyberbullying, child abuse imagery, talking to strangers online & exploitation.


The students are invited to offer advice to a series of characters, including a student and teacher who are discussing an accusation of cyberbullying; and a young person who has met up with someone they met online.


We conclude by outlining help and resources available.


We're more than happy to tailor the workshop upon request to focus on any issues you feel are particularly relevant to your students.

Included with the workshop

  • Teacher's further work pack

Why is it so important to discuss E-Safety with young people?

Young people are well versed on how to use the internet & social media... perhaps more so than their parents or teachers! They have a good knowledge of what they should and shouldn't do online, but putting that into practise can be hard when the online world can feel removed from the 'real world.'


In February 2024, Ofcom, the online safety regulator, reported that: 99% of children spend time online. nine in 10 children own a mobile phone by the time they reach the age of 11. three-quarters of social media users aged between eight and 17 have their own account or profile on at least one of the large platforms.


The March 2024 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey showed nearly one in five (19%) young people in England reported being cyberbullied at least once or twice in the past couple of months, and 11% reported cyberbullying others.

 

UpFront Theatre Company's E-Safety Workshop is frank, factual and open and gets the conversation started about staying safe online.

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