KCSiE: Summary of Changes to Requirements for Online Safety in Schools
- Appropriate filters and monitoring systems should be in place and their effectiveness regularly reviewed
- Leadership teams and relevant staff need to have an awareness and understanding of the provisions in place, be able to manage them effectively and know how to escalate concerns when identified
- Governing bodies and proprietors should consider the age range of their children, the number of children and how often they access the IT system
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Mobile Phones
- Schools should have a clear policy on the use of mobile and smart technology.
- This should consider how schools manage unrestricted access to the internet via mobile phone networks and the potential for mobile devices to be used whilst on the school premises for bullying, sexual harassment and sharing of harmful content etc.
Role of the designated safeguarding lead and online safety
- Governing bodies should ensure schools appoint an appropriate staff member as their designated safeguarding lead. (DSL)
- The DSL should have the relevant knowledge and capability to keep children safe whilst they are online at school.
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Read the full KCSIE 2022 document here.