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e-Safety risk assessment is an important part of school governance. Schools risk assess all the time; sometimes this is a formally documented process, sometimes it is assessment through experience. The following is taken from my latest e-safety newsletter which is written specifically for schools. You can subscribe for free HERE. If you think about it, […]

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Parental engagement is an important part of whole-school and community e-safety. A fundamental part of this are the parents themselves.But if you don’t know what the parents do/don’t know, and you don’t know how children are using digital devices and the Internet at home you won’t know what you need to know. This is also

Parents e-Safety Survey Template Read More »

The e-Safety Policy is vitally important in school for a number of reasons, including: To ensure there is a clear and consistent approach responding to incidents. To ensure that every person responsible for the children is fully aware of his/her responsibilities. To set boundaries of use (goalposts) of any school owned IT equipment, or personal

Writing your esafety policy – ten top tips Read More »

Online safety incorporates many elements that I have blogged about in the past; technology is one of the elements which make up a toolkit to safeguard the child and to reduce the liability to the school. I have a number of years experience as a Service Manager at a local authority specifically in relation to

Dummies Guide to Internet Filtering Read More »

Online safety encompasses many different areas; one of these is the protection of your personal identity and your personal data.  Children and young people are especially vulnerable in this area as they may not be able to judge the risks associated with posting personal information. One of the risks that has been around for some

Exploiting children’s personal data for financial gain? Read More »