Author: jmcminn

Year 5 & 6
Cycle A (Term 4 )

How can the media influence people?
PSHE (Living in the Wider World)
Media Literacy & Digital Resilience,
Influences & Decision Making,
Online Safety

In this unit the children will:
Explore how the media, including online experiences, affects people’s wellbeing
Look at examples of mixed messages in the media and explore how these might affect our opinions
See how information can be targeted, ranked and selected to meet the needs of individuals and groups to influence them directly
Explore ways in which text and images can be manipulated and invented and develop their awareness of how this can be recognised
Evaluate how reliable different sources on online content and media might be (videos, blogs, adverts, news, reviews etc)
Make decisions about which things should and should not be shared online using relevant examples
Recognise the risks involved in gambling related activities and what influences someone to gamble. Talk about the impact this might have.
Begin to recognise unsafe or suspicious content online and what they should do about it
Talk about how they might make decisions about what they view online or in the media and how to know if it is age appropriate
Discuss and debate what influences people’s decisions and respect other’s viewpoints

Key Vocabulary
Media –Ways of sharing and communicating information to people
Social Media –Websites and applications that enable people to create and share content
Online –Connected through a computer or network
Influence –The invisible power that a person or thing has over you when you make decisions
Manipulate –To skilfully manage something to gain a desired effect
Gambling –To take a risk or bet money on the way something will end

Key Knowledge
We are all influenced by the media and our experiences (including those online) can directly affect our wellbeing
Not everything should be shared online or via social media. There are rules about this which include the sharing of images
The media often carries mixed messages (Eg. health, news, and groups of people) which can influence our decisions and opinions
Text and pictures can be manipulated and invented are not always what they seem
Content is often ranked, targeted and selected to influence specific groups of people
Gambling related activities carry significant risks
Know how to respond and report suspicious or untrue online content or behaviour that makes them feel uncomfortable

Quality Assured Resources
(£- cost)
PSHE Association –Inclusion, Belonging and Addressing Extremism (KS2-Y5/6) Extremism
PSHE Association, National Literacy Trust & The Guardian Foundation –NewsWise, Lessons 3,5 & 6
BBFC –Lets Watch a Film– Making choices about what to watch
Childnet-Trust Me
Islington Healthy SchoolsTeam –DrugWise £ Rise Above—Social Media
* The PSHE Association will be releasing a drug & alcohol education programme in summer 2020

Key Vocabulary
Media –Ways of sharing and communicating information to people
Social Media –Websites and applications that enable people to create and share content
Online –Connected through a computer or network
Influence –The invisible power that a person or thing has over you when you make decisions
Manipulate –To skilfully manage something to gain a desired effect
Gambling –To take a risk or bet money on the way something will end

Key Knowledge
We are all influenced by the media and our experiences (including those online) can directly affect our wellbeing
Not everything should be shared online or via social media. There are rules about this which include the sharing of images
The media often carries mixed messages (Eg. health, news, and groups of people) which can influence our decisions and opinions
Text and pictures can be manipulated and invented are not always what they seem
Content is often ranked, targeted and selected to influence specific groups of people
Gambling related activities carry significant risks
Know how to respond and report suspicious or untrue online content or behaviour that makes them feel uncomfortable