Safer Internet Day 2026 | Purple Mash

What is Safer Internet Day?

Over the years, Safer Internet Day has become a landmark event in the online safety calendar, with schools across the world getting involved to create a safer environment for all online. In 2026, Safer Internet Day takes place on Tuesday 10th February. Now in it's 23rd year, the day is celebrated in over 170 countries worldwide. From cyber-bullying to social networking, each year Safer Internet Day aims to raise awareness of emerging online issues and chooses a topic reflecting current concerns, this year having the theme of 'Exploring the safe and responsible use of AI. Making space for conversations about life online.'

At 2Simple, we’re supporting Safer Internet Day in a variety of ways. First of all we're making our Safer Internet Resources free to all, so that everyone can benefit from them whether they subscribe to Purple Mash or not. We also have resources available for parents, as well as resources for schools looking to host an online safety evening.

Free Safer Internet Day Resources on Purple Mash

Inside Purple Mash, you can find Safer Internet Day Resources created by Childnet. These include:

• Assembly Slides
• Activity plan and resources PDFs
• Activity slides
• A link to the Tips for Parents and Carers page

These resources and activities can be used alongside the Purple Mash resources which have been specially created for Safer Internet Day, linked to this year's theme.

Ages 3-7

There are lots of ways to get younger learners thinking about online safety. For this age group, the resources focus on more voice assistants, with limited references to AI.

Ages 7-11

With this age group the topics become slightly more advanced. These games, activities, quizzes and lessons explore a range of safe and responsible uses of AI, including chatbots.

Purple Mash users can access all the resources and more by logging in.

Non-subscribers can access our free resources below.

Safer Internet Day Pre-Recorded Lessons

Our pre-recorded sessions are designed for pupils aged 3–7 (KS1) and 7–11 (KS2) and will be uploaded and shared one week before Safer Internet Day.

The KS1 session introduces children to voice assistants in an age-appropriate way, exploring what voice assistants are, what they can do, and how they differ from humans.

The KS2 session builds on this by introducing AI in simple terms. Pupils will explore everyday examples such as chatbots, understand the limitations of AI, learn that AI is not human and can make mistakes, and discuss how to make safe and smart choices when using AI tools.

Sessions can be used as a class lesson or phase assembly and simply require a screen to play the video. Teachers can then extend learning with ready-made Purple Mash activities, available in both online and offline formats.

Purple Mash AI

Tying in perfectly to our theme is our Purple Mash AI add-on! Transform hours of quiz creation into minutes. Purple Mash AI generates curriculum-aligned quizzes instantly - perfect for engaging practice, knowledge consolidation, and quick assessments. A very good use of AI!