Safer Internet Day Ambassador Programme
An important aspect of anti-bullying prevention and internet safety in schools is the active involvement of students in building a positive school climate.
As a part of our Safer Internet Day campaign, Webwise is reaching out to post-primary students and encouraging and supporting them to address the issue of cyberbullying and internet safety by leading awareness-raising campaigns in their clubs, schools, and communities.
We would love you to get involved!
What’s Involved?
Anyone can nominate a Safer Internet Day (SID) Ambassador, you can even nominate yourself! We are looking for young people who have the passion to lead a campaign in their school.
In 2019, 130 students from around Ireland gathered together for the Safer Internet Day (SID) Training Ambassador Programme in Google HQ in Dublin.
Webwise provided online (webinars) and offline training to the youth ambassadors to empower them to lead safer internet campaigns in their schools. This is a great opportunity to work with students from across Ireland and help create a positive environment in schools and communities.
Safer Internet Day 2019 from PDST Technology in Education on Vimeo.
Who’s Involved?
Safer Internet Day Ambassadors are teenagers who want to do something about cyberbullying or another internet safety issue.
They don’t need any special expertise or experience, just a commitment to do something positive.
We would love to hear from teenagers who have previous experience of leading internet safety/cyber-bullying or other positive campaigns in your schools/community or youth group.
Why Join the Safer Internet Day Ambassador Programme?
Over 145,000 people joined us in celebrating Safer Internet Day across Ireland in 2019. Help us make Safer Internet Day 2020 an even bigger success by becoming a Safer Internet Day Ambassador.
Each SID Ambassador will receive free online and offline training from the Webwise team.
The SID Ambassadors will develop teamwork and communication skills and will also learn about leadership. This is a great opportunity to work with students from across Ireland and help create a positive environment in schools and communities.
How Do I Sign Up?
The application process for the Safer Internet Day Ambassador Programme is now closed.
Please note: You can also get involved in Safer Internet Day 2020, we have lots of great ideas here.
Read more about how Safer Internet Day Ambassadors and people around Ireland celebrated Safer Internet Day 2019 here, and the SID Awards 2019 which saw over 15 schools and 200 students being awarded for their internet safety initiatives. The ceremony, which took place in Microsoft’s DeamSpace venue, also included an exclusive gig from Irish band Chasing Abbey.
