Exposure to harmful content online, such as pornography, trolling, and pro-eating disorder messaging, can have a detrimental impact on young people’s wellbeing. Education on online harms is now a compulsory part of the National Curriculum in England. However, it is difficult for teachers to gain an overview of what’s available, select the most appropriate evidence-based interventions to use, and adapt these to their classroom contexts. This is compounded by an absence of specialist training; teachers consistently report low levels of confidence in delivering online media literacy education.

Funded by The Nuffield Foundation, this project aims to improve wellbeing-focused online media literacy in English schools through the following activities:

1. A systematic review and meta-analysis of existing research to identify effective interventions and their components.

2. Thirty interviews with Relationships, Sex and Health Education (RSHE)

3. Developing a practical ‘what works’ guide for teachers and three sample lesson plans aligned with National Curriculum requirements.