Updated 24th August 2012 As of this new curriculum year Ofsted have put a much greater emphasis on e-safety which puts greater pressure on schools (as if you needed more pressure!). You can find their full list of new inspections HERE which includes e-safety. Generally speaking, it is “the school’s ability to protect and educate […]
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With the fantastic Safer Internet Day 2012 over once again there is now another 12 months in which to prepare for the next time. But I think a little time should be devoted to some reflection on the buildup to the day and the day itself. Around the world in over 70 countries schools, agencies
Internet Safety, e-Safety – what it is and what it isn’t 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
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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
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Esafety, online safety, child protection – internet filtering is normally the first step any establishment takes in order to meet its statutory and safeguarding obligations. But what is internet filtering, is it esafety or is it blocking? For clarity and ease I’m just going to refer to schools in this blog, but you can substitute
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