Get scam savvy on Safer Internet Day

Celebrate online safety by learning about protecting yourself and others from online scams.

Safer Internet Day 2025 theme

Each event has a specific theme that’s a key topical issue in online safety and is created in consultation with young people across the UK. This year’s theme is: ‘Too good to be true? Protecting yourself and others from scams online’. This aims to help young people learn how to protect themselves and others from online scams and know what support is available should they need it.

In terms of specific areas of focus, the UK Safer Internet Centre explains:

We’ll build on the important work being done to raise awareness of issues such as online financial sextortion and we’ll also consider the future of scams, answering questions such as:

• How is changing technology like generative AI going to impact the approach of scammers?
• What role can the government and internet industry take to tackle this threat?
• And what changes would young people like to see to help protect themselves moving forward? 1

How can you get involved?

1. Explore the topic of online scams with your students – use free resources from UK Safer Internet Centre to support your conversations.
2. Research the topic yourself – build up your own understanding so you can role model to others how best to protect against scams.
3. Try out some of the centre’s quizzes to test your knowledge!
4.  Continue the conversation – share resources with parents and carers and other members of your school community, share best practice and ideas with online communities.
5. Build that safe space – give pupils the opportunities to have conversations with you about their experiences online where they feel comfortable sharing issues and concerns and don’t feel ‘judged’. As we said, online safety isn’t just for one day!

References

1. UK Safer Internet Centre (2025) ‘Safer Internet Day 2025’. Available at: https://saferinternet.org.uk/safer-internet-day/safer-internet-day-2025 (Accessed: 11/02/25)