So what is Online Safety?
- Online Safety is concerned with safeguarding children, young people and indeed adults in the digital world.
- It is about learning to understand and use new technologies and Information Communication Technology (ICT) in a positive way.
- Online Safety is not about restricting children, but educating them about the risks as well as the benefits so they can feel confident and happy online.
- It is about being educated ourselves so we are able to support and help children and young people online.
Information for Everyone
- Online Safety at school: Importance of e-Safety in school and information on protecting staff.
Content Filtering
At St Edmund's the internet access that we provide is filtered and monitored by SchoolProtect to ensure the school can meet its duty of care to all students and staff by ensuring that access to inappropriate material is blocked.
Filtering is used to block a number of categories including inappropriate or illegal content, restrict security breaches and maintain sufficient bandwidth for all users. Sites are categorised by an industry-leading package with local administration to allow us to adjust filters for age-appropriate content . Staff are also subject to filtering and monitoring.
System Monitoring
We are committed to providing a safe and secure environment for our staff and students and therefore we monitor the activity of all accounts within our school network in order to meet our safeguarding obligations. Internally, we use SchoolProtect which provides classroom management controls as well as e-Safety monitoring and reporting.
In addition to being able to monitor activity in real-time, e-Safety reports are generated and reviewed on a regular basis with any concerns being raised with the Designated Safeguarding Officer and followed up appropriately.
