It’s essential that all e-safety incidents in schools are monitored and logged, including recording the outcome and any follow-up action taken. Logging and monitoring also has a part to play in the process of e-safety provision review. Network activity, security and data management should be logged on an ongoing basis. Responding to incidents Technical staff […]
It’s essential that children know they have people they can turn to if they have any problems or concerns whilst online. They also need to be clear about who they can turn to. Teachers, parents, carers and other trusted adults can all help and there are other sources of support for children such as Childline,
Acceptable use policies (AUPs) are documents that set out how technology can and cannot be used. They also detail what the punishments will be if technology is misused. Effective AUPs encourage people – including children, staff and parents – to use technology responsibly. They promote appropriate data protection measures and safe internet use at school and home.
Parents and carers have an important part to play in helping young people develop safe and responsible online behaviour. Schools and colleges are urged to work with them to raise awareness about the possibilities, risks and issues associated with technology. Working with parents Parents and carers can make sure that the e-safety that children are
It’s important to raise awareness widely of the opportunities which technologies offer as well as the risks and e-safety issues which are associated. All stakeholders, including governors, pupils, staff, parents and senior staff should be aware of the issues. Good times to discuss e-safety issues and raise awareness are assemblies, workshops and training sessions. Awareness-raising
When preparing for an Ofsted inspection schools need to evaluate their e-safety policies as part of wider safeguarding strategies. An Ofsted briefing paper on safeguarding, which is aimed at inspectors and covers safeguarding broadly, is a useful way for schools to see what is expected of them in this area. The paper stresses that e-safety
What is an E-Safety Co-ordinator? An e-safety coordinator develops and maintains an e-safe culture within a school. E-safety is not an IT issue and should not be left solely to IT staff, although they clearly have a role to play. An e-safety co-ordinator oversees all digital safeguarding within a school, preferably as part of a wider
The SMART rules have been developed with the aim of keeping young people safe online. S encourages young people to be safe by not giving out their personal details online M draws attention to the risks associated with meeting someone you only know online A highlights the risks of accepting emails, pictures and text messages
The risks associated with technology are about human behaviour far more than they’re about the technology itself. Bullying, talking to strangers and underage behaviour all took place long before the internet was invented. However, with the internet it’s true that the impact of these actions can now be greater and spread further. Social networking Social
