Internet Safety is to become a compulsory part of primary education in 2011 it has emerged today.
The campaign ‘Zip it, Block it, Flag it ’ intends to encourage children to not give out personal information on the web, block unwanted messages on social networks and report any inappropriate behaviour to the appropriate bodies. The campaign will used as an online ‘Green Cross Code’ which children and parents will follow to protects themselves online.
By starting the education at a young age, there will hopefully be less and less incidents as the children grow older and internet safety will become common practice.
