Safer Internet Day 2026 – Live Lesson: LIVE at 11:00, Tuesday 10 February

Live Lessons

What KS2 curriculum is covered in this Live Lesson?

• National Curriculum, England - KS2 Health Education and Computing
• National Curriculum, Northern Ireland - KS2 Thinking Skills & Personal Capabilities
• Curriculum for Excellence, Scotland - 1st and 2nd Level Health & Wellbeing and Technologies
• Curriculum for Wales - Progression steps 2 and 3 Relationships Education and Science & Technology

Learning objectives:

• Use technology safely, respectfully and responsibly and recognise unacceptable behaviour.
• Use digital technologies to search, access and retrieve information and understand that not all of the information will be credible.
• Explore and experiment with digital technologies and use them to enhance learning.
• Identify and assess risks.
• Explain the importance of accurate and reliable data.
• Know when and where to seek help.

Join us for an AI technology themed Live Lesson on Safer Internet Day 2026 as we explore how to stay safe online.

Hosted by Georgie Barrat and Joe Tasker, children will explore the careful decisions behind responsible AI design, from selecting reliable, accurate, and unbiased training data to writing system prompts that prevent ‘bad’ AI behaviour

During the Live Lesson, we will work together to program an actual AI chatbot which will simulate a conversation with a critically endangered Hooded Vulture. Help us test our AI chatbot by sending in your questions for our virtual vulture to answer. Email your questions to [email protected] and tune in to see if your question is answered.

The 30-minute Live Lesson will be live at 11:00 on Tuesday, 10 February on this page, on the CBBC channel and on BBC iPlayer.

Safer Internet Day is the UK’s biggest celebration of online safety, covering online issue or themes relevant to young people.

The theme for Safer Internet Day 2026 is ‘Smart tech, safe choices – Exploring the safe and responsible use of AI’.

Safer Internet Day is co-ordinated in the UK by the UK Safer Internet Centre.

The Live Lesson was created in partnership with Childnet who are part of the UK Safer Internet Centre.

Mission Packs

Download the Mission Pack in preparation for the Live Lesson. There are 3 versions available. Choose the option which best suits your needs.

Pupils are still able to participate without access to the Mission Packs. All instructions will be on screen. We recommend that pupils have a notebook and pen or pencil to hand.

How to get involved:

• This programme is live and will be accompanied by a live website commentary feed for schools on this page. We’ll be updating it with your comments and shout-outs live throughout the broadcast.

• Email your shout-outs to [email protected] with Safer Internet Day as the subject, or get in touch using the get in touch form or using #BBCLiveLessons.

• Prepare your class for their Live Lessons mission by choosing a personality for our AI chatbot - click vote to get involved!

If you are sending in any images or videos that feature children, please confirm in your email that you have parental or guardian permission.

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