Welcome to the home of Lyfta's Critical Digital and Media Literacy course: a story-led journey designed to help young people develop the tools to act with curiosity, care, and responsibility in today's world.
This teacher toolkit is your go-to space for everything you need to teach the course confidently and meaningfully.
What’s Inside?
Inside the Teacher Toolkit, you’ll find:
✅ An overview of the course structure and lesson links
✅ An overview of Lyfta's human connection method and relational pedagogy
✅ Video guides to the 'how' and 'why' of this course
✅ Curriculum links across PSHE, Citizenship, and Computing
✅ Measuring impact through reflective journals and student surveys
This is your go-to reference for making the course more than just media literacy, it’s about supporting young people to develop the tools necessary to be compassionate citizens in their digital lives.
Glossary of Key Terms
To further support your delivery of the course we have designed a glossary providing clear, age-appropriate definitions for 30 key terms. Each entry includes:
A concise explanation for planning and teaching
A KS2-friendly definition for younger learners
A KS3+ extension for deeper discussion and journaling
Use the glossary to build a shared classroom language, deepen critical media conversations, and strengthen your students’ digital fluency and confidence, from algorithms to stereotypes, AI to representation, and truth to responsibility.