Online safety is no longer just about privacy settings and screen time.
Young people are growing up in a digital world shaped by social media, group chats, influencers, harmful content, comparison culture, online conflict and pressure to be constantly available.
For schools, online behaviour often affects what happens offline. It can influence friendships, wellbeing, behaviour, relationships and safeguarding.
Unbottled’s online safety topic, Behind the Screen, supports digital wellbeing and helps students navigate online risks with confidence and critical thinking.
Why online safety workshops matter
Online safety is one of the most urgent areas of PSHE and safeguarding. Pupils may be exposed to content that shapes how they see themselves, others and the world around them.
A strong online safety workshop helps pupils pause and think. It supports them to question what they see, recognise harmful influence and understand how digital choices can affect real life.
Unbottled’s lived-experience approach helps these conversations feel real, relevant and grounded in the world young people are actually navigating.
What is Behind the Screen?
Behind the Screen is Unbottled’s online safety session. It supports pupils with digital wellbeing, online risks, confidence and critical thinking. The session can help young people reflect on online pressure, harmful content, social media influence, digital behaviour, friendships and support-seeking.
Rather than simply telling pupils what not to do, the session helps them understand why online choices matter. It encourages them to think about influence, boundaries, self-worth and safety.
Schools can also view school speaker support through Milk Education to understand how Unbottled connects with Milk’s wider education support.
Tackling harmful online culture
Harmful online culture can affect pupils in subtle and serious ways. It may influence language, attitudes, relationships, body image, confidence or behaviour. Some pupils may not recognise when online spaces are shaping their choices or wellbeing.
Unbottled helps schools open these conversations safely. Speakers use real stories, discussion and interactive activities to help pupils think about the content they consume and the pressure they experience.
Linking online safety with wider wellbeing
Online safety is closely linked to mental health, relationships, bullying, identity and belonging. A pupil who is struggling online may also be struggling with friendship issues, self-esteem, comparison, anxiety or pressure to fit in.
Unbottled can connect online safety with wider themes such as body positivity, resilience, healthy relationships, bullying and kindness culture, financial wellbeing and identity.
Speak to Unbottled
If your school is looking for online safety workshops that go beyond basic internet safety, Unbottled can help.
Email hello@unbottled.co.uk or visit Unbottled’s topics to explore Behind the Screen and wider PSHE support.
Unbottled is powered by Milk Education. For wider school support, visit Milk Education’s school speakers page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are online safety workshops for schools?
Online safety workshops help pupils understand digital wellbeing, online risks, harmful content, social media pressure, online behaviour and where to seek support.
What is Unbottled’s Behind the Screen session?
Behind the Screen is Unbottled’s online safety session, helping pupils navigate online risks with confidence and critical thinking.
Can online safety workshops support safeguarding?
Yes. Online safety workshops can support safeguarding by helping pupils recognise risk, understand online influence and know when to seek help.
Are online safety sessions suitable for different year groups?
Yes. Unbottled sessions are tailored to the age, maturity and needs of the pupils.
How can my school book an online safety workshop?
Schools can email hello@unbottled.co.uk or visit Unbottled to discuss online safety workshops.
