Education in the United Kingdom is a devolved function, with each of the countries of the United Kingdom having separate duties under separate governments. Devolved Administrations have powers to set its own education policies and regulations, which includes strategies around preparing children and young people for navigating the online world.

Each nation has its’ own individual nuances which must be taken into account, including digital equity, language and bilingualism, differing curricula and the balance between providing appropriate advice to those who have the statutory duty to safeguard learners in each respective nation.

Understanding that young people do not differentiate between the online and “real” world, Devolved Administrations have developed approaches to provide support to children and young people to become resilient in managing life online.

This session would be of interest to teachers and administrators looking for inspiration for their own practice, as leaders from the Devolved Administrations will share the individual approaches they have made to enhance online safety and digital resilience to support young learners and enhance the understanding of digital citizenship by applying the learning achieved from engaging with industry partners to develop innovative and response advice, guidance and resources to share best practice to safeguarding children and young people in the digital world. The strategies concerning digital resilience and online safety developed to date have been developed with learners in the respective Devolved Administrations at the heart, but the purpose is to safeguard children and young people - a commitment which is shared worldwide.