Actions Reference Para. Suggested good practice (For school use) Filters and monitoring Governing bodies and proprietors should be Annex Schools should have a robust filtering solution in doing all that they reasonably can to limit children’s exposure to the A place which allows for age appropriate profiles above risks from the school or college’s IT system. As part of this (schools following the LA solution have this in process, governing bodies and proprietors should ensure their place). school/college has appropriate filters and monitoring systems in place. Whilst considering their responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and provide them with a safe environment in which to learn, governing bodies and proprietors should consider the age range of their pupils, the number of pupils, how often they access the IT system and the proportionality of costs vs risks. The appropriateness of any filters and monitoring systems are a matter for individual schools/colleges and will be informed in part by the risk assessment required by Prevent Duty. The UK Safer Internet Centre has published guidance as to what “appropriate” might look like: • UK Safer Internet Centre: appropriate filtering and monitoring Whilst filtering and monitoring are an important part of the online Annex Schools should consider other ways that children safety picture for schools and colleges to consider, it is only one part. A may access the internet in school, including Governors and proprietors should consider a whole school approach through personal devices. Schools should have to online safety. This will include a clear policy on the use of mobile looked at assessing risk with the management of technology in the school. this. Good practice to have this documented. Many children have unlimited and unrestricted access to the internet via 3G and 4G in particular and the school and college should carefully Suggested that there is a Mobile Phone Policy. consider how this is managed on their premises. Inspectors have asked for this. Whilst it is essential that governing bodies and proprietors ensure that appropriate filters and monitoring systems are in place, they should be careful that “over blocking” does not lead to unreasonable restrictions as to what children can be taught with regards to online teaching and safeguarding. Staff training Governors and proprietors should ensure that, as part of Annex Regular staff training programme. the requirement for staff to undergo regularly updated safeguarding A training (paragraph 64) and the requirement to ensure children are taught about safeguarding, including online (paragraph 68), that online safety training for staff is integrated, aligned and considered as part of the overarching safeguarding approach.
Reference Para. Suggested good practice Actions (For school use) Filters and monitoring Governing bodies and proprietors should be doing all that they reasonably can to limit children’s exposure to the above risks from the school or college’s IT system. As part of this process, governing bodies and proprietors should ensure their school/college has appropriate filters and monitoring systems in place. Whilst considering their responsibility to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and provide them with a safe environment in which to learn, governing bodies and proprietors should consider the age range of their pupils, the number of pupils, how often they access the IT system and the proportionality of costs vs risks. The appropriateness of any filters and monitoring systems are a matter for individual schools/colleges and will be informed in part by the risk assessment required by Prevent Duty. The UK Safer Internet Centre has published guidance as to what “appropriate” might look like: • UK Safer Internet Centre: appropriate filtering and monitoring Annex A Schools should have a robust filtering solution in place which allows for age appropriate profiles (schools following the LA solution have this in place). Whilst filtering and monitoring are an important part of the online safety picture for schools and colleges to consider, it is only one part. Governors and proprietors should consider a whole school approach to online safety. This will include a clear policy on the use of mobile technology in the school. Many children have unlimited and unrestricted access to the internet via 3G and 4G in particular and the school and college should carefully consider how this is managed on their premises. Whilst it is essential that governing bodies and proprietors ensure that appropriate filters and monitoring systems are in place, they should be careful that “over blocking” does not lead to unreasonable restrictions as to what children can be taught with regards to online teaching and safeguarding. Annex A Schools should consider other ways that children may access the internet in school, including through personal devices. Schools should have looked at assessing risk with the management of this. Good practice to have this documented. Suggested that there is a Mobile Phone Policy. Inspectors have asked for this. Staff training Governors and proprietors should ensure that, as part of the requirement for staff to undergo regularly updated safeguarding training (paragraph 64) and the requirement to ensure children are taught about safeguarding, including online (paragraph 68), that online safety training for staff is integrated, aligned and considered as part of the overarching safeguarding approach. Annex A Regular staff training programme.