Internet filtering in the context of e-safety always stirs a great, and sometimes emotive debate. Schools are a great source of discussion in this area as they have been subjected to a filtering requirement since the very first days of internet connectivity. In my previous role as a service manager for a large local authority […]
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e-Safety, the protection of children online, has been hitting a lot of headlines over the past few months both in the public and education sector. [testimonial_wrap] [testimonial]This is, quite simply, about how we protect our children and their innocence.[client_name] [/client_name][/testimonial] [/testimonial_wrap] Today, the Prime Minister, David Cameron has made a series of announcements that have
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Making the Internet a Safer Place Recent high profile media reports have stirred some interesting debates surrounding the extent and ease to which child abuse images are available on the Internet. This has further fuelled debates about how we can make the Internet a safer place. The phrase “making the Internet a safer place” is
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e-Safety continually challenges me; the Internet continually fascinates me. It is a world where everything and anything goes from the extraordinary to the downright weird, and it is one of the fundamental principles of e-safety: don’t believe everything you read; question everything. I’m a firm believer in freedom of speech and the right to express
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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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