Online Safety and Digital Intelligence Teaching Resources for Australian Teachers

  • Online Safety and Digital Intelligence Teaching Resources

    Empower your students to navigate the digital world safely and confidently with resources created with the Alannah & Madeline Foundation. Each lesson is designed to support learners in becoming confident, respectful digital citizens and help educators deliver age-appropriate content for Foundation to Year 8 across HPE, Digital Technologies and English.

Why teaching about digital safety matters

Young people are glued to screens for education, escape and entertainment. We all are. But 80% of 8-12-year-olds are already on social media platforms designed for adults, often without the skills they need to navigate them safely (eSafety Commissioner, 2025).

As an educator who knows and cares about young people, you're perfectly positioned to help change this story. By teaching about digital intelligence, you're building essential life skills that protect their mental health, boost their confidence and help them participate safely in our connected world.

About these resources

These 9 engaging lessons are designed to:
⭐ build students' confidence in safely navigating online environments by exploring the 4Cs of online safety: content, contact, conduct and compulsion
⭐ equip students with essential digital literacy and citizenship skills through the eSmart Digital Licence+ platform
⭐ develop practical strategies for identifying and managing online risks
⭐ strengthen understanding of digital citizenship by examining responsibilities and protective behaviours
⭐ foster safe and respectful relationships online and offline.

New primary resources

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Connected with Care: Digital Safety Lessons

  • Primary
  • Foundation
  • Year 1 - 6
  • English
  • Grammar and Spelling
  • Text Analysis
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Economic
  • Technology
  • Lesson
  • Free
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Interactions Everywhere

  • Primary
  • Foundation
  • Year 1 - 2
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Technology
  • Digital Technologies
  • Social
  • Online safety
  • Lesson
  • Free
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Cracking the Code of Online Words

  • Primary
  • Year 3 - 4
  • English
  • Grammar and Spelling
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Social
  • Online safety
  • Economic
  • Technology
  • Lesson
  • Free
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Safe and Respectful Online

  • Primary
  • Year 5 - 6
  • English
  • Text Analysis
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Social
  • Online safety
  • Economic
  • Technology

Digital Licence+ units of learning

  • Unit
  • Free
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Getting Your Digital Licence

  • Primary
  • Year 5 - 6
  • Health and Physical Education
  • Health
  • Technology
  • Digital Technologies
  • Social
  • Online safety
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  • Free
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Online in More Ways Than One

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 8
  • Technology
  • Digital Technologies
  • Social
  • Online safety

Want whole units at the click of a button? Simply click the 'download' button on the right-hand side of any unit to grab every lesson in one go. Test it out on your favourite Digital Licence+ unit. It's that easy. 🌟

What is Digital Licence+ ?

Funded by the Australian Government and FREE for Australian schools to access, eSmart Digital Licence+ (eSmart DL+) is an interactive, evidence-based, online learning tool that helps students aged 10-14 years old build digital intelligence.

Aligned with leading international frameworks for digital intelligence and future readiness, the tool is designed to equip young people with the skills and knowledge they need to harness the opportunities and deal with the challenges of the digital world.

With thanks to our partner

These resources were created with the Alannah & Madeline Foundation, a national not-for-profit organisation dedicated to keeping young people free from violence and trauma wherever they live, learn and play.