January 2012

This post was originally published in January 2012. Last week (mid Jan 2012) saw the end of a serious case review of child sexual abuse in a school of the most diabolical of circumstances.  Described by a judge as a “paedophile of the most sickening order” he was jailed indefinitely last year after abusing five girls […]

e-Safety – It won’t happen in my school! Read More »

This post is in response to Tom Barrett’s blog here A very well written piece about filtering, and personally I don’t think it is an issue that will ever settle down due to the wide ranging views. Personally I could not ever agree with an unfiltered school connection, not because I don’t want to, but

Unfiltered Internet Access in Schools Read More »

Ofsted have reported that schools should “manage” their own Internet filtering – but what does this mean? There are a number of elements involved in Internet filtering: policies (who can access which categories); blacklisting (illegal sites); whitelisting (overriding block policies); site categories; and reports. Initially it takes quite a bit of work to get this

Internet Filtering – Part 2 Read More »

I have children, I sometimes work with children. But more often than not I work with the adults who work with children – raising the awareness of online risks and issues to children and how to mitigate against these risks. Adults have a hard time keeping up with the risks, issues and dangers, particularly in

Acronyms Every Parent Should Know Read More »