Impact report

Safer Internet Day 2024: Inspiring change? Making a difference, managing influence and navigating change online.

Safer Internet Day 2024 reached more young people than ever before, with 52% of UK children aged 8-17 hearing about the day, alongside 32% of UK parents and carers.

2,163

SUPPORTERS IN TOTAL

1.6 million

VIEWS OF SAFER INTERNET DAY FILMS

96,782

DOWNLOADS OF EDUCATION RESOURCES

Safer Internet Day 2024, which focussed on the subject of change online, had a bigger reach than ever before, and that can be seen through some of the key statistics of the day:

Over 1.6 million views of Safer Internet Day Films

Over 96,000 downloads of Education Resources

The #SaferInternetDay hashtag trended at no.1 throughout the day on X

Over 25,000 young people tested their knowledge with our online quiz

Media reach of 600 million people, with over 2,000 pieces of coverage

What impact did the day have in schools?

We saw schools across the country taking part in Safer Internet Day celebrations in lessons and assemblies. We asked teachers who were involved in the day about the impact this had and found:

95% said that students feel more confident about staying safe online

85% said the resources helped to reinforce student learning

73% said staff to feel more confident about dealing with online safety issues as a result of Safer Internet Day

53% of teachers said the day led to disclosures about potential safeguarding issues online

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