Online safety: Ethical Understanding

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Ethical Understanding

Students develop the capacity to understand and apply ethical and socially responsible principles when collaborating with others and creating, sharing and using technologies. They build understandings and ethical behaviours regarding privacy and intellectual property rights, such as copyright. They consider the impact of digital technologies on society, the rights of others and their responsibilities in using sustainable practices. Students learn to appreciate and value the part they play in the social systems in which they operate.

As discerning citizens, students reflect on their personal roles and responsibilities, learning to detect bias and inaccuracies. Developing understandings about the protection of data, intellectual property and individual privacy within the school environment helps students to be ethical digital global citizens.

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Typically by the end of Foundation Year, students:

Examine values

identify values that are important to them

Explore rights and responsibilities

share examples of rights and responsibilities in given situations

Consider points of view

express their own point of view and listen to the views of others

Typically by the end of Year 2, students:

Examine values

discuss some agreed values in familiar contexts

Explore rights and responsibilities

identify their rights and associated responsibilities and those of their classmates

Consider points of view

recognise that there may be many points of view when probing ethical dilemmas and identify alternative views

Typically by the end of Foundation Year, students:

Consider consequences

identify links between emotions and behaviours

Reflect on ethical action

identify and describe the influence of factors such as wants and needs on people’s actions

Typically by the end of Year 2, students:

Consider consequences

describe the effects that personal feelings and dispositions have on how people behave

Reflect on ethical action

give examples of how understanding situations can influence the way people act

Typically by the end of Foundation Year, students:

Recognise ethical concepts

identify ethical concepts arising in familiar contexts, such as good and bad behaviours

Consider consequences

identify links between emotions and behaviours

Reflect on ethical action

identify and describe the influence of factors such as wants and needs on people’s actions

Consider points of view

express their own point of view and listen to the views of others

Typically by the end of Year 2, students:

Consider consequences

describe the effects that personal feelings and dispositions have on how people behave

Reflect on ethical action

give examples of how understanding situations can influence the way people act

Explore rights and responsibilities

identify their rights and associated responsibilities and those of their classmates

Consider points of view

recognise that there may be many points of view when probing ethical dilemmas and identify alternative views

Typically by the end of Foundation Year, students:

Explore ethical concepts in context

describe familiar situations that involve ethical concepts

Reason and make ethical decisions

identify examples from stories and experiences that show ways people make decisions about their actions

Typically by the end of Year 2, students:

Recognise ethical concepts

describe ethical concepts, such as right and wrong, honesty, fairness and tolerance

Explore ethical concepts in context

discuss ethical concepts within a range of familiar contexts

Reason and make ethical decisions

discuss how people make decisions about their actions and offer reasons why people’s decisions differ

Typically by the end of Foundation Year, students:

Recognise ethical concepts

identify ethical concepts arising in familiar contexts, such as good and bad behaviours

Explore ethical concepts in context

describe familiar situations that involve ethical concepts

Reason and make ethical decisions

identify examples from stories and experiences that show ways people make decisions about their actions

Typically by the end of Year 2, students:

Recognise ethical concepts

describe ethical concepts, such as right and wrong, honesty, fairness and tolerance

Explore ethical concepts in context

discuss ethical concepts within a range of familiar contexts

Reason and make ethical decisions

discuss how people make decisions about their actions and offer reasons why people’s decisions differ