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Safer Internet Day

Safer Internet Day (SID) is an EU wide initiative to promote a safer internet for all users, especially young people.

It is promoted in Ireland by Oide Technology in Education and Webwise.

Register for Safer Internet Day

It’s never too soon to think about what you will do to celebrate Safer Internet Day! This Safer Internet Day Hub will provide you with lots of ideas, fun activities, and free resources that you can use to promote online safety not just on Safer Internet Day, but at any time of the year.

Remember, regardless of how big, or small, your event is make sure to register for Safer Internet Day and put your school or organisation on the map! When you register we will send you out a free Safer Internet Day pack including wristbands for all the participants.

How To Get Involved

Get involved by sharing resources, hosting an event or spreading the word our your social media channels. In this pack there are suggested social media posts that will help you get involved in these conversations for #SID2025. We have also created a range of graphics that you can share with any of your posts. With your support on social media we can make Safer Internet Day 2025 the biggest ever!

Reward students and schools around Ireland who run events, activities and positive actions.

A peer-to-peer youth training programme that gives students an opportunity to lead an online safety campaign in their own school or community.

The team at Webwise has put together a number of internet safety teaching resources. The resources are available to you, your school or your organisation for free.

Safer Internet Day Presentations

Free Safer Internet Day Presentations are available for Primary and Post-Primary level.

The presentations for Primary and Post-Primary will explore the Safer Internet Day 2025 theme. Additional presentations are available to address topics including respectful online communication, wellbeing online, false information, self-esteem online and more.

Get Ideas

Safer Internet Day can be celebrated year-round so check out our list of resources below!

We have lots of fun activities like word-searches, raps, roleplays and more! We also have premade SID presentations in English and in Irish. There are also a host of great videos that you can use to teach young people valuable online safety skills at home, or in the classroom.

As we spend more time on the internet, here are useful remote activities you could do to promote online wellbeing for Safer Internet Day.

Safer Internet Day activities may look a little different this year as we adapt to Covid-19 restrictions, but #SID2021 can still be a fun, vibrant and engaging celebration!

Here are some easy ways to get your school, club or community involved

What is Safer Internet Day?

Safer Internet Day (SID) is an EU wide initiative to promote a safer internet for all users, especially young people. It is promoted in Ireland by Oide Technology in Education and Webwise.

Safer Internet Day 2025 will take place on Tuesday, 11th February 2025.

Safer Internet Day 2024 saw a record number of children, young people, schools and organisations take part. Read more about Safer Internet Day 2024 in the SID2024 Impact Report.

Find out what happened in previous years

The 2024 theme Tech in Our World explored young people’s views on new and emerging technology, and the changes they would like to see online.

With a theme of promoting respect and empathy online, a record-breaking number of people took part in Safer Internet Day 2023, with events and activities taking place all around Ireland.

183,000 people participated in almost 750 events registered on the Safer Internet Day in Ireland Event Map – highlighting what they were doing to celebrate Safer Internet Day on Tuesday, February 8th.

Although circumstances were different this year, students, schools and organisations engaged in meaningful and vibrant celebrations to help create a safer and better internet for all, especially young people.

To mark Safer Internet Day 2020, Tuesday, 11th February 2020, Webwise launched a new educational resource called ‘Connected – An Introduction to Digital Media Literacy’.

To mark Safer Internet Day 2019, Tuesday, 5th February 2019, Webwise launched a new educational resource called ‘HTML Heroes – An Introduction to the Internet’.

Helplines

Talk to someone

Worried about something you have seen online or concerned about your child? Childline and the National Parents Council Primary offer free advice and support service.

Childline is a support service for young people up to the age of 18.There is a 24hr telephone, online and mobile phone texting service.

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The National Parents Council Primary enables and empowers parents to be effective partners in their children’s education.

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