Switched On is a free educational rail safety programme. In order to continue to deliver high quality, engaging resources we have introduced a registration page requiring users to sign up to be able to download resources. This helps us to evaluate content to make sure it meets the needs of educators and their pupils.

Challenging influencers

Social media content is everywhere – but is it safe? Mimicking real-life scenarios from social media this resource uses debate activities to spark discussion and foster critical thinking around social media content creation, peer influence, online stunts, and digital safety.

A bonus activity allows pupils to create their own social media campaign to help promote Switched On behaviours and keep others safe around the railway.

To run this activity and listen to the influencers speaking download the Challenging Influencers PDF and open it in Adobe.

To run this activity, download or open the supporting resources below. Further information can be found in the teacher guidance.

Resource PDF