Does your class have a social media influencer? There are likely to be students with career ambitions as Tiktok stars or YouTubers. What do they need to know? And what do you need to know to better support them? Interface's Ailish Hunter is a former beauty and make-up YouTuber, and hosts this episode alongside SWGfL online safety consultant Jess McBeath. The pair are joined by YouTuber Eman Kellam who first went wildly viral online when he was still in school.

Further reading:

Guidance from SWGfL, informing parents and teachers about how they can support young people to address influencer culture swgfl.org.uk/topics/digital-wellbeing/influencer-exploring-how-influencer-culture-can-impact-a-young-person-s-wellbeing/

Supporting guidance from SWGfL, highlighting how young people can create a positive online space as influencer culture increases swgfl.org.uk/topics/digital-wellbeing/impact-of-influencer-culture-how-to-help-young-people-create-a-more-positive-online-space/

Digital Wellbeing Hub from SWGfL, providing guidance and advice to teachers and parents; helping them to support the digital wellbeing of the young people in their care swgfl.org.uk/topics/digital-wellbeing/

Free Digital Literacy toolkit, supporting teachers to address wellbeing and social media (alongside many other topics) within the classroom projectevolve.co.uk/

Supporting guidance for students who have found unwanted online fame https://swgfl.org.uk/topics/digital-wellbeing/supporting-students-who-have-found-unwanted-online-fame/