CHILDREN at a Saddleworth school have been learning about online safety from internet giant Google.

The youngsters at Holy Trinity CofE Dobcross Prmary School have been participating in an education programme Be Internet Legends run by Google in partnership with family internet safety experts Parent Zone, accredited by the PSHE Association.

Be Internet Legends is an educational programme aimed at seven to 11-year-olds to help them be safe, confident explorers of the online world – through online platforms, teaching resources, face-to-face workshops and assemblies, and free training resources to more than 19,000 UK teachers.

It has reached more than a million children across the UK. It consists of five key pillars, which children the Dobcross children were taught:

1. Be “internet sharp” – think before you share

2. Be “internet alert” – check it’s for real

3. Be “internet secure” – protect your stuff

4. Be “internet kind” – respect each other

5. Be “internet brave” – when in doubt, discuss

The Dobcross children were also shown Interland – a fun-filled adventure game to make learning about online safety fun and informative. Children learn about avoiding hackers, phishers and bullies practising the skills learnt with the programme. This is free online visit beinternetawesome.

Rosie Luff, online safety pulic policy manager at Google, said “We were delighted to visit Dobcross Primary School today to help teach children about how to Be Internet Legends. By getting acquainted with what we believe are the five core areas of online safety, we want to prepare children to have a safe and positive experience online.”