Schoolchildren to get online safety advice on catfishing and fake news

Education secretary says guidelines will ‘somewhat future proof’ young people against online harms

New guidance on teaching online safety in schools to make children more resilient to catfishing, fake news and other online harms has been announced by the education secretary.

The guidelines will combine teaching on relationships, citizenship and computing to help students understand the technology behind targeted advertising, fake profiles and other digital issues.

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