Online safety for champions/mentors

Child protection and appropriate measures to keep young people safe are essential to running your Dojo.

For Dojo volunteers, it is important to be familiar with the guidelines for keeping young people safe online. While the internet is an incredible resource and often a necessary tool for creating projects, there are nonetheless some risks that come with it. It is useful to be aware of these risks and to have measures in place to avoid them. Risks to young people online may include cyberbullying, exposure to inappropriate content, and chatting with strangers.

The attached document contains an outline of these risks, and several online safety checklists targeted at different age groups.