On March 6, police from the Inner West Crime Prevention Unit attended the Brookfield State Primary School and delivered their first ThinkUKnow cyber safety presentation this year to Grades 4 & 5 and 6 & 7 students.
ThinkUKnow was established by the Australian Federal Police in 2009. It is a partnership with Microsoft Australia, Datacom and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, and is delivered in collaboration with Australian police jurisdictions and Neighbourhood Watch Australia. It is Australia’s first (and only) nationally delivered crime prevention program.
The ThinkUKnow cyber safety program is a free program for schools, providing students with important cyber safety education. The ThinkUKnow youth sessions are delivered by qualified State and Territory Police and provide age specific presentations from kindergarten through to Grade 12.
ThinkUKnow presentations cover topics such as healthy digital relationships, cyberbullying, ‘sexting’, online grooming, online gaming, inappropriate content, privacy management, how to protect your device, what can go wrong, where to go for