Health Tips… or Tricks?

• Fake health news.

• This KS2 resource bundle for Wales supports teaching critical judgement of health information, aligned with the Curriculum for Wales 2022 and the First News Media & Information Literacy Framework.

• It helps students develop digital literacy skills to recognise misinformation, persuasive language, commercial bias, and scare tactics in health, beauty, and fitness advice.

• With clear success criteria, key vocabulary such as reliable, bias, and evidence, and cross-curricular links to English, Computing, and Health & Wellbeing, this pack fosters responsible attitudes towards health decisions and media influence.

• Drawing on real-world examples like coronavirus fake news and vaccine misinformation, it includes engaging activities such as quizzes and debates to encourage inquiry and fact-checking.

• This comprehensive teaching resource enhances children’s ability to evaluate online health content critically, promoting safer and more informed digital citizenship.

• Wales.

• To apply critical judgement to health information.

• Understand that not everything seen or heard about health, beauty, or fitness is true.

• Spot warning signs like big promises or scary language.

• Discuss how some people say these things to sell products or make money.

• I know that not all health, beauty and fitness advice will be good for me.

• I know that sometimes people try to use others’ worries for their own interests.

• I can notice if something is trying to scare me, upset me, or make me spend money.

• I can notice tricks and big promises.

• I can share health, beauty and fitness advice only when I am sure it’s reliable.

• I can think of good questions to help me find out health information and stay healthy.

• Domain 3 - Being Healthy.