Online safety for educators
Teaching online safety works best when it’s concrete: real scam texts, real settings screens, real scenarios. Here’s where to find classroom-ready material and how to use our guides in your program.
Three things worth knowing first
- eSafety’s classroom resources and ThinkUKnow sessions are free, Australian-curriculum aligned and excellent.
- Our guides are written at Grade 6–8 reading level — usable directly with upper-primary and secondary students.
- Parent evenings: the under-16 social media explainer and the parental controls walkthrough are the two most-requested topics.
- guideCyberbullying: prevention and responseWhat cyberbullying looks like in Australia, how to lower the risk, and the exact response steps — evidence, platform reports, eSafety’s removal scheme, and support for your child.4 min read · Reviewed October 2026
- guideSocial media safety for teensPractical social media safety for Australian teens: private accounts, stranger contact, what not to share, the under-16 rules, and how to keep the conversation going.4 min read · Reviewed October 2026
- guideGaming safety for kids and teensPlain-English guide to keeping kids safe in online games: stranger chat, grooming red flags, loot boxes and in-game spending, scams targeting young gamers, and settings that help.7 min read · Reviewed October 2026
- explainerDeepfakes and AI voice scams: what’s real nowAI voice cloning and deepfake video scams are real in Australia — fake “family emergency” calls, fake CEO payment requests, fake celebrity investments. What’s hype, what’s real, and the family code word defence.7 min read · Reviewed October 2026
- explainerSextortion: what it is and what to doSextortion is blackmail with intimate images — and it targets Australian teens and adults daily. What to do: don’t pay, cut contact, keep evidence, report to eSafety and police. Support that won’t judge.7 min read · Reviewed October 2026
- explainerYour digital footprint: a plain-English tourYour digital footprint is everything findable about you online — and scammers read it. What’s in yours, how to check it in 10 minutes, and how to shrink it.6 min read · Reviewed October 2026
- guideSpotting fake news and misinformationPractical skills for spotting misinformation: the SIFT method (Stop, Investigate, Find, Trace), lateral reading, and Australian fact-checking resources you can trust.4 min read · Reviewed October 2026
- explainerWhat the Online Safety Act 2021 actually coversPlain-English summary of Australia’s Online Safety Act 2021: the eSafety Commissioner’s powers — cyberbullying, adult cyber abuse, image-based abuse removal schemes, and the social media minimum age.6 min read · Reviewed October 2026