Be A Smart-Y: An Online Safety Workshop for KS2
An interactive assembly and workshop experience for up to 90 pupils per session
In a world where children are growing up faster online than ever before, knowing how to navigate the internet safely, responsibly and with confidence has never been more important. Be A Smart-Y is Bigfoot’s dynamic, drama-led online safety experience for KS2 pupils, designed to bring the 2026 Safer Internet Day theme of Smart Tech, Safe Choices to life in the most engaging, memorable and genuinely impactful way possible.
This is not a lecture. It is not a slideshow. It is a fully immersive, character-led performance workshop that places children at the heart of the learning from the very first moment, and keeps them there for every single minute of a fast paced, funny and thought provoking 45 minutes.
Meet Bip and Gus
At the centre of the experience are two unlikely online safety heroes. Bip is the school’s enthusiastic and loveable Chief Bits and Bobber, a caretaker who knows every corner of the building but is far less sure-footed when it comes to the world of cyber safety. And Gus is the school’s very own Super Cyber Security Spider, who has been quietly patrolling the World Wide Web and leaving vital safety messages in his webs around school, messages that Bip has been accidentally destroying with a duster for weeks. Together, through a brilliantly crafted blend of live performance and film, they take children on a journey through the six essential principles of being a SMART-Y online.
The SMART-Y Framework
The workshop is built around a clear, memorable and curriculum-linked framework that gives children practical tools they can apply immediately in their own digital lives.
S is for Safety, covering the importance of strong passwords, secure security settings and why easy-to-guess passwords put everyone at risk. M is for Mean Machines, exploring what online bullying is, why it happens, why kind children can still make harmful choices online, and what the real consequences of cyberbullying can be. A is for Awareness, helping children understand the dangers of oversharing personal information online and why people they meet online are not always who they claim to be. R is for Rules, inviting children to think critically about what is and is not acceptable to post, share or say about others online. T is for Telling, empowering children to speak up when they see something that makes them feel uncomfortable, and to identify the trusted adults in their lives they can turn to. And Y is for You, because ultimately how children choose to use the internet is their own responsibility, and this workshop gives them the knowledge and confidence to make those choices well.
What Children Will Experience
Throughout the session, children are active participants rather than passive observers. They take part in a quick quiz that explores how they currently use the internet and what devices they use. They work in pairs to devise their own rules for online behaviour. They play a Stand Up, Sit Down game that challenges them to identify safe and unsafe online scenarios in real time. They join in with actions that bring the definition of bullying to life. And they take a moment of quiet reflection to identify a trusted adult they would turn to if they saw something online that worried them.
The tone throughout is warm, funny and age-appropriate, with Bip’s cheerful incompetence providing the perfect dramatic device to explore difficult topics without ever making children feel anxious or overwhelmed. The humour is purposeful. The learning is deep.
What Children Will Learn
By the end of the session, pupils will be able to explain what the internet, smart technology and artificial intelligence are and how they are connected. They will understand what makes a password secure and why security settings matter. They will be able to define online bullying, recognise it when they see it and understand the legal consequences it can carry. They will know why oversharing personal information online is dangerous, including photos, locations and personal details. They will be able to identify what they should and should not post about others online. They will know what to do and who to tell if they see something that makes them feel uncomfortable. And they will leave with a clear understanding that how they use the internet is ultimately their own responsibility, and that being a SMART-Y is something every one of them is capable of.
Format and Delivery
Be A Smart-Y is delivered as an interactive assembly and workshop hybrid, catering for up to 90 KS2 pupils across three classes in a single 45-minute session. It is facilitated by one of Bigfoot’s expert drama educators, fully DBS checked and safeguarding trained, and combines live performance with film clips and a range of interactive drama techniques to ensure total engagement from every child in the room.
This is a session that will have children talking about online safety with confidence, humour and genuine understanding long after Bip and Gus have packed up and gone home for deeper, year-group learning.
Schools can book this interactive theatre based programme at anytime throughout the academic year, and for the week of Safer Internet Day in Early February. Schools are advised to book early to ensure they get a slot! You can dovetail this programme with our EYFS & KS1 Offer to ensure the whole school can partake.
Each hour-long theatre based experience caters for a group of up to 90 pupils (3 classes) from KS2. We can deliver up to four sessions over a day.
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