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Programme open now until 3rd May 2026
We’re here to help school communities give children a safer start online. That’s why we committed £200,000 to support primary schools across the UK with essential tech and expert online safety resources.
You can nominate a school, and teachers can apply for £1,000 or £20,000 grants:
100 schools will receive £1,000
5 schools will receive £20,000 plus an online safety webinar from Internet Matters
Whether it’s your local school, your child’s school or one close to your community, your nomination could make a real difference.
What’s next? The winners will be announced in June after eligibility checks and expert panel review.
Our charity partner Groundwork UK manages all nominations and applications to keep things fair and simple. T&C's apply.
Before applying above, we strongly recommend that all applicants read the Guidance notes for more detail about the grants and project eligibility.
Who is eligible to apply? Open to UK primary schools only (teaching pupils Year 1 to Year 6).
What types of projects will Tesco Mobile fund? We’ll fund items that help children use technology safely and confidently — such as Chromebooks, laptops, headphones or improvements to school tech spaces.
Learn how to spot fake information with Angry Ginge
Tesco Mobile has partnered with gamer and streamer Angry Ginge to help primary schools across the UK access grants to fund vital upgrades to classroom technology and raise awareness of online misinformation, including AI images and videos.
Watch what Angry Ginge got up to during his experience with spotting misinformation, and to help a school in your local community to access funding, nominate them here.
With so much information and content on social media, gaming platforms and messaging apps, it’s getting harder for children to know what’s real and what isn’t. Help your family build their confidence and digital judgement through this free Digital Matters ‘Finding the truth’ activity, great for children in primary school, complete with Parent Information and resources to help guide you.
Programme open now until 3rd May 2026
We’re here to help school communities give children a safer start online. That’s why we committed £200,000 to support primary schools across the UK with essential tech and expert online safety resources.
You can nominate a school, and teachers can apply for £1,000 or £20,000 grants:
100 schools will receive £1,000
5 schools will receive £20,000 plus an online safety webinar from Internet Matters
Whether it’s your local school, your child’s school or one close to your community, your nomination could make a real difference.
What’s next? The winners will be announced in June after eligibility checks and expert panel review.
Our charity partner Groundwork UK manages all nominations and applications to keep things fair and simple. T&C's apply.
Before applying above, we strongly recommend that all applicants read the Guidance notes for more detail about the grants and project eligibility.
Who is eligible to apply? Open to UK primary schools only (teaching pupils Year 1 to Year 6).
What types of projects will Tesco Mobile fund? We’ll fund items that help children use technology safely and confidently — such as Chromebooks, laptops, headphones or improvements to school tech spaces.
Learn how to spot fake information with Angry Ginge
Tesco Mobile has partnered with gamer and streamer Angry Ginge to help primary schools across the UK access grants to fund vital upgrades to classroom technology and raise awareness of online misinformation, including AI images and videos.
Watch what Angry Ginge got up to during his experience with spotting misinformation, and to help a school in your local community to access funding, nominate them here.
With so much information and content on social media, gaming platforms and messaging apps, it’s getting harder for children to know what’s real and what isn’t. Help your family build their confidence and digital judgement through this free Digital Matters ‘Finding the truth’ activity, great for children in primary school, complete with Parent Information and resources to help guide you.
Online Safety Advice & Tools for Parents
in partnership with Internet Matters
Online safety that fits your family
At Tesco Mobile, we care about human connection and that means helping families navigate the digital world safely.
That’s why we partnered with Internet Matters to create trusted online safety resources for parents, carers and teachers. Together, we’re supporting meaningful conversations and safer online experiences, so children can enjoy everything the digital world offers - smartly and safely
Safer Internet Day - Tuesday 10th February
Safer Internet Day is an important annual event that encourages families, schools and organisations to come together to talk about online safety.
We’re proud to be sponsoring Safer Internet Day for the third year running, helping raise awareness of children’s experiences online, including the growing role of artificial intelligence (AI) in everyday apps and platforms.
This year, we’re focusing on helping parents feel more confident talking to their children about AI in simple, practical ways.
AI Conversation Toolkits By Age
To make these conversations easier, here are the age specific toolkits and a quick quiz you can use together.
AI Safety for 3-7 year olds
AI Safety for 7-11 year olds
AI Safety for 11-14 year olds
AI Safety for 14-18 year olds
AI Conversation Quiz By Age
How AI is impacting families like the Karleys
Through our partnership with The Mirror we want to shine a light on how AI is impacting families today, and how Tesco Mobile can support families in having open conversations about AI and online safety. Read the article here.
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Top tips for starting conversations about online safety.
Did you know, almost half of parents and carers are not confident understanding the language children use online? We’re on a mission to help you understand the serious nature of what can go on behind screens and highlight why talking to your children about online safety and their digital lives is so important. We’ve gathered real insight from speaking to children across the UK about the language and phrases they hear and use online.
Working with online safety experts Internet Matters, we’ve created a conversation starter guide to help your family have meaningful chats about online safety around the dinner table.
Internet Safety by age
Online safety looks different at every age, and we’re here to help you navigate your child’s digital journey with confidence. At each stage, you'll see an example from our Little Digital Helps Toolkit, showcasing the advice and resources available to support your child's digital development.
Ages 0-5: Little explorers - starting safe
Ages 6-10: Learning and playing online
Ages 11-13: Social media and beyond
Ages 14+: Independent digital life
Children with additional needs
Free online safety toolkit for parents and carers
In partnership with Internet Matters, we are providing the Little Digital Helps Toolkit. — a free, tailored online safety plan for parents and carers. It offers the latest guidance on setting up children’s devices, understanding the apps and sites they use, setting screen time limits, and developing healthy digital habits. Thousands of families are already using it to feel more confident and in control online.
Children's Online Safety - Further Reading
The Great British Phone Switch
In an exciting social experiment, we teamed up with Channel 4 and invited four parents and their tweens to switch phone habits for 48 hours and dive into each other’s digital worlds. Guided by clinical psychologist Dr Martha and host Anna Williamson our families will undergo a series of challenges to put their habits to the test.
Within the show the families come together in an open discussion about online safety, and complete their family pledge to help them live more balanced digital lives going forward.
Watch the series on Channel 4 Streaming or on Channel 4 YouTube., from Thursday 19th June 2025.
Tailored online safety advice for your device
Using the internet and apps on mobile devices opens up a whole world of opportunities for children when it comes to learning, connecting and having fun. But as a parent or carer, how do you help them stay safe online?
Our Little Digital Helps Toolkit gives you everything you need to get started in the form of a bespoke online safety plan for your children's devices, which you can easily access on your own device, including via email (if you've provided your email address).
Simply by answering 9 quick questions about your children's digital habits, you'll unlock helpful resources and practical advice from the trusted experts at Internet Matters, tailored to your children's online safety needs. So you'll have the most relevant knowledge and up-to-date info to help keep your children safe online when they're using their devices.
Here are just some of the resources you’ll get:
- How-to guides to set up parental controls and privacy settings on popular apps and platforms
- Recommendations for digital tools to support your children's interests and wellbeing
- Info on how to tackle online safety worries
Digital Matters & Online Safety
We now also sponsor ‘Digital Matters’. This is Internet Matters’ interactive platform that provides teachers with everything they need to teach online safety to 9-11 year-olds.
Digital Matters covers 8 key areas of online safety and media literacy across the curriculum areas. Each topic comes with a lesson pack of ready-to-go resources, including lesson plans, guides, slides, activities and handouts.
Teachers tell us Digital Matters’ resources are engaging, easy-to-use, and that they help them teach this fast-changing subject with confidence.
Internet Matters Competition Winners
Create an Online Safety Champion – congratulations to our competition winners!
We’re happy to announce the winners of our exciting competition, run in partnership with Internet Matters. As part of our ongoing commitment to supporting families and schools with online safety, we invited Year 5 and 6 pupils to create their very own Online Safety Champion.
We received lots of brilliant entries – a huge thank you to everyone who took part. And now, a big round of applause for our winners:Prizes to be won:
- 1st place – Amaya (Lent Rise School) - Amaya wowed us with her creation, Kitty – a savvy gaming guardian. She earned her school a £7,500 donation, including a £500 Tesco e-Gift Card, and will enjoy a bespoke drawing workshop with award-winning children’s author and illustrator, Rob Biddulph. Plus, Kitty will be brought to life on the Digital Matters platform!
- 2nd place – Lilly (Valence Primary School) - Lilly’s creative character, Nesukii, won her school a £5,000 donation, including a £500 Tesco e-Gift Card.
- 3rd place – Dylan (Holy Family Catholic Primary School) - Dylan’s imaginative entry, Jeremy, bagged a £2,500 donation for his school, also including a £500 Tesco e-Gift Card.
We’re giving you a little help to stay safe online, together with Internet Matters
We’re giving you a little help to stay safe online, together with Internet Matters
A look back at our Digital Matters prize draw winners
Congratulations once again to Castleview Primary School, the lucky winners of last year’s autumn term Digital Matters prize draw!
We had the pleasure of visiting the school to hand over their prize – 30 brand-new Samsung tablets – and spend some time with Mrs Harris and her class. It was great to see how they’re using the interactive Digital Matters platform to explore and learn about online safety.
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FAQs: Ask our experts about Internet Safety for Kids
All our phones are set by default to block access 18+ adult content. If you're the account holder and you want to access 18+ content you'll need to confirm your age. Once confirmed, you will be able to be able to turn on parent controls to restrict access to content suitable for under 12s.. You'll also be able to change your content settings at any time in your Account..
Find out more here.
For iPhone, parents can use the Screen Time feature in Settings to restrict particular content, apps and websites.
Bullying has changed and can now happen anywhere, anytime.. Help protect your child from the lasting effects of cyberbullying by learning how to help them deal with it.
- Take an active interest in their digital life from the start
- Set parental controls on broadband, devices, apps and platforms
- Learn as much as you can about cyberbullying
- Start having age-appropriate conversations early
- Encourage positive online experiences
- Talk about the consequences of what they say and do online
- Recognise bullying behaviours
- Know when and how to report those behaviours
Find out more about cyber bullying,
For quick safety set up on YouTube, prioritise these top parental controls.
- Create a Supervised account
- Manage screen time settings
- Restrict inappropriate content
For a step by step guide, find out more here
Our top tips for families to stay safe online:
- Set parental controls
- Understand phishing schemes
- Spot and report smishing attempts
- Protect yourself from online fraud
- Keep your data secure