Digital Wellbeing & Citizenship
Social media has been banned for under 16s, but it hasn’t removed the risks young people face online.
Digital Wellbeing & Citizenship
The social media ban is here, but it hasn’t changed many of the risks young people face online. Students are still spending time on gaming platforms, messaging apps, and streaming services. They are still encountering cyberbullying, harmful content, and pressure to be constantly connected.
Digital wellbeing is no longer just about screen time. It’s about helping students understand how online environments shape their thinking, behaviour, relationships, and decision-making, and giving them the skills to navigate those spaces safely and responsibly.
I work with schools to build a clear, consistent, whole-of-school approach to digital wellbeing and digital citizenship, so students, staff, and families understand how to build healthier tech habits.
This work is especially important in the post-social-media-ban landscape, where schools have a rare opportunity to prepare students properly for the risks they will encounter when they return to social media at 16, rather than leaving them to figure it out on their own.
This program is a good fit if:
Pastoral care teams are spending significant time responding to cyberbullying, online conflict, or tech-related wellbeing concerns
Students are addicted to their devices and lack strategies to reduce their screen time
Parents don’t know how to help their kids build healthier tech habits
You want proactive education, not just reactive responses when something goes wrong
You’re looking for consistent, age-appropriate messaging across year levels
What this program includes
Depending on the level of support you choose, this program can include:
Student workshops that explain how digital platforms affect thinking, behaviour, and wellbeing, using clear, age-appropriate language
Practical critical thinking strategies students can use immediately to make better decisions online
Parent education sessions that help families understand what’s changed post-ban and how to support healthy tech use at home
Staff professional learning that builds confidence in responding to digital issues consistently
Leadership support to align expectations, messaging, and responses across the school community
Choose the level of support that’s right for your school:
LEVEL 1: Student Foundations
Best for:
Schools looking to first help their students to understand what has changed in a post-social media ban world and how to build healthier tech habits.
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Includes:
Student workshops delivered per year group
Clear explanations of online risks and how they show up in students’ lives
Practical, realistic strategies students can use immediately
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Outcome:
Students have a stronger understanding of how online environments influence their choices and wellbeing, and leave with tools they can start applying straight away. This level builds awareness, but does not yet create consistency across the wider school community.
LEVEL 2: Student & Parent Alignment
Best for:
Schools that want consistent messaging among students and parents about how to manage tech issues and proactively develop better technology use patterns and habits.
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ncludes:
Student workshops
A parent session delivered in-person or online
Practical take-home resources for families
Shared language and conversation starters for use at home
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Outcome:
Students and parents share a clearer understanding of expectations around technology use. Families feel more confident supporting healthy tech habits at home, reducing pressure on the school to manage issues in isolation.
LEVEL 3: Embedded Whole-School Approach
Best for:
Schools that want digital wellbeing to be embedded into school culture, policy, and everyday practice. Expectations are clear, consistent, and sustained over time, reducing recurring issues and supporting student wellbeing as digital environments continue to evolve.
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Includes:
Student workshops
Parent education sessions
Staff professional learning
A leadership briefing or planning session
Clear frameworks and shared language used across the school
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Outcome:
Digital wellbeing is approached consistently across the school. Staff feel more confident responding to issues, parents understand their role, and students receive clear, repeated messages about online behaviour and responsibility. The school moves from reacting to incidents to preventing them.
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Why a whole-school approach matters
Digital issues don’t sit neatly in one year group or one classroom
Inconsistent responses create confusion for students and families
Clear expectations reduce pressure on pastoral care and leadership
Students benefit from repeated, consistent messages about responsibility
Parents are more likely to engage when schools provide clarity and guidance
What happens next?
The first step is to have a chat about where your school is currently sitting and what you need.
Click this link to send off an enquiry form.
Book in a quick 15 minute phone call where I can reccommend the right level of support.
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