The Clip That Never Happened
What happens when a video shows you saying words you never said? At 7:42 on a Tuesday evening, a 40 second clip lands in the Year 8 group chat. It shows Dev Okafor slating his own football team and his teammate Callum, six days before district trials. But Dev was sitting next to Maya Mistry when it was posted. He never said any of it. While the chat boils over and Callum tells Dev not to bother coming on Saturday, Maya opens a case file. Screenshot everything. Do not reply in anger. Tell a trusted adult first. Then work out how the clip was made. Written to support online-safety learning in UK schools at Key Stage 3 (KS3), mapped to the relevant strands of the curricula across all four UK nations. The book uses no real AI tools and collects no data, and it is priced so teachers buying copies from their own pockets can afford a class set. A face on a screen is a picture, not a witness.
About the book
The Clip That Never Happened is a Safety Spotters story for safety spotters: case files (ages 11 to 14). It takes one idea about screens, AI and staying safe online and turns it into a proper story children remember. No real AI, no accounts, no data collected.
Questions parents and teachers ask
What is The Clip That Never Happened about?
What happens when a video shows you saying words you never said? At 7:42 on a Tuesday evening, a 40 second clip lands in the Year 8 group chat. It shows Dev Okafor slating his own football team and his teammate Callum, six days before district trials. But Dev was sitting next to Maya Mistry when it was posted. He never said any of it. While the chat boils over and Callum tells Dev not to bother coming on Saturday, Maya opens a case file. Screenshot everything. Do not reply in anger. Tell a trusted adult first. Then work out how the clip was made. Written to support online-safety learning in UK schools at Key Stage 3 (KS3), mapped to the relevant strands of the curricula across all four UK nations. The book uses no real AI tools and collects no data, and it is priced so teachers buying copies from their own pockets can afford a class set. A face on a screen is a picture, not a witness.
What age is The Clip That Never Happened for?
Children aged 11 to 14 (Safety Spotters: Case Files). It works as a read-aloud and for early independent readers.
Does it contain any real AI or collect data?
No. It is a fixed story. There is no real AI in the book, no accounts and no data collected from children.
How do I get a free copy?
Teachers and families can request a free copy at safetyspotters.com/free.