Professional learning for teachers
Free professional learning designed for educators and others working with children and young people in school settings.
eSafety's professional learning covers the latest online safety research, case studies and teaching strategies. It aims to support educators and those who work with young people in school settings to integrate online safety into their teaching and learning programs and student wellbeing education.
Please note certificates of attendance are not issued for webinars. You will receive a webinar registration email with session details. Please check with your relevant regulatory authority for professional learning documentation requirements.
Social media changes are coming
From 10 December 2025, certain social media platforms won’t be allowed to let Australians under 16 create or keep an account. Under-16s will still be able to see publicly available social media content that doesn’t require logging into an account.
What you need to know:
- The age restrictions are likely to apply to Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, Twitch, X and YouTube, as well as other platforms. See the latest list.
- Under-16s will still be able to see publicly available social media content that doesn’t require logging into an account.
- Schools may need to explore alternative methods for communicating with parents and students.
- There are exclusions for a number of platforms, including educational tools such as learning management systems. For example, Google Classroom will not be age restricted
- YouTube videos that can be seen without logging into an account can still be shared by teachers.
- For further guidance, including whether educators will be able to use their own accounts to share age-appropriate education materials, please refer to school or sector policies and procedures.
Find out more at eSafety’s What do the social media age restrictions mean for educators.
You can also join our free webinar Social media age restrictions explained – a guide for educators and youth-serving professionals.
On this page:
- Social media age restrictions explained – a guide for educators and youth-serving professionals
- Risks and rewards of online communities: What educators and youth-serving professionals need to know
- AI assisted image-based abuse: Navigating the deepfake threat
- Webinars and presentations on request
- On-demand professional learning videos
- Self-paced online modules for lower primary teachers
- eSafety Champions Network
- Virtual classroom webinars for primary schools
Social media age restrictions explained – a guide for educators and youth-serving professionals
From 10 December 2025, certain online platforms will be required under new government legislation to prevent under-16s from creating or maintaining accounts.
Join our 30-minute webinar for an overview of the social media age restrictions in Australia.
Each of our information sessions will cover:
- What the new legislation means for educators and youth-serving professionals.
- Insights into how platform design features can impact young people's wellbeing.
- Strategies and resources to support young people who are affected by the age restrictions.
You will leave with:
- a clear understanding of the age restriction legislation
- practical resources to support young people and families navigate the age restrictions
- the confidence to respond to questions and concerns from young people and parents and carers about what is happening.
Please click the dropdown box on the registration form to pick your preferred date.
- 28 January 2026, 3:30pm (AEST)
- 12 February 2026, 3:45pm (AEDT)
- 10 March 2026, 3:45pm (AEDT)
Risks and rewards of online communities: What educators and youth-serving professionals need to know
Online communities offer opportunities for connection, learning, and support across diverse interests and identities. They can foster belonging, amplify voices, and provide access to resources and peer advice. However, these spaces also carry risks, including exposure to misinformation, cyberbullying, sexual exploitation, and harmful content.
This webinar explores the role of online communities in the lives of young people, highlighting how professionals can support young people to have safe and positive online experiences.
In this session you will:
- develop an understanding of experiences young people within online communities
- explore the risks of online communities for young people, including exposure to harmful beliefs and content
- identify strategies to support young people and promote safe and positive online experiences.
26 February 2026, 3:45pm (AEDT)
AI assisted image-based abuse: Navigating the deepfake threat
Deepfakes and synthetic media are becoming more common as AI tools grow in accessibility and ease of use. Some of these tools are being used to create harmful content, including image-based abuse involving young people both as targets and as creators.
This webinar for educators and youth-serving professionals will cover:
- how young people are experiencing AI-assisted image-based abuse – the tools, the behaviours, the impacts
- the technological, social and cultural contexts that are driving the use of deepfakes
- support strategies for professionals working with young people to both prevent and respond to AI-assisted image-based abuse.
4 March 2026, 3:45pm (AEDT)
Webinars and presentations on request
Explore our other educational webinars designed to keep you, your students, school and community group safe online.
Our presentations and webinars can be incorporated into a staff meeting or delivered at conferences and used towards elective professional learning hours.
If you’re a school leader or part of a professional network and are interested in organising a webinar, contact us for more information, or visit our Training and presentations FAQs. Minimum participant numbers are required for most sessions.
Social media self-defence for school leaders
This one-hour session is designed for primary and secondary school leaders or aspiring leaders who want to build their skills and learn more about managing social media in their school community and/or professional lives. It examines the types of tech-based abuse experienced in educational settings and offers evidence-based guidance for improving safety. The webinar includes case studies that illustrate formal and informal responses to tech-based abuse in schools and explains eSafety’s reporting schemes.
The webinar covers:
- the latest research and data about the types of online abuse experienced in school environments
- the professional and personal impacts for teachers and flow on effects in school workplaces
- strategies and guidance for setting up social media with a focus on safety
- eSafety’s role and our reporting schemes
- case studies that demonstrate the practicalities of responding to online attacks, including how to manage reporting processes.
Tailored learning for specific topics
We can also provide sessions on a range of online safety topics to suit your needs, including:
- Responding and reporting: critical online incidents in school settings
- Navigating online friendships
- Wellbeing and digital technologies
- Digital rights and responsibilities of students and educators
- Online harmful sexual behaviours, misinformation, and emerging technologies
- Online safety considerations for generative AI in education
- Supporting online gaming experiences
On-demand professional learning videos
Professional learning videos on a range of online safety topics are available for government, Catholic and independent school sectors. Contact your school sector for more information and to request access.
School sector representatives can contact educationsectors@esafety.gov.au for access to current professional learning videos:
eSafety 101
Provides an overview of the role, functions and supporting programs and resources of the eSafety Commissioner for K-12 schools and families.
Responding and reporting critical online incidents
Designed for school leaders, teachers, and non-teaching staff, who play a role in supporting or leading the response and reporting associated with critical online incidents that occur within school communities. Case studies are explored, reporting processes and incident assessment tools shared.
Supporting safer online gaming experiences
Designed for primary and lower secondary school staff. It provides strategies for supporting children and young people to have safe, positive experiences when playing games online.
Self-paced online modules for lower primary teachers
These self-paced online modules are for lower primary school educators teaching online safety. Each program is based on recent research and includes practical teaching strategies, classroom activities and additional reading.
eSafety Champions Network
eSafety Champions are teachers, wellbeing professionals or staff representatives who make online safety a priority in their schools. Education sector representatives are also welcome to join the Network.
Every Champion in the network is given the skills, tools, and knowledge to keep their school safe online.
Virtual classroom webinars for primary schools
eSafety's trainers deliver live online safety lessons to primary schools via Virtual Classroom webinars.
We work with government, Catholic, and independent school sectors to deliver webinars nationally, including to regional and remote areas. Different topics are run throughout the year, covering a range of current online safety issues. The advice is informed by the latest research and intelligence from our investigation teams and eSafety's Best Practice Framework for Online Safety Education.
Last updated: 03/12/2025