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online safety and digital citizenship specialist

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12 December 2021

The parents of a 15-year-old autistic girl who died by suicide after her school did not monitor her online activity have described the circumstances of her death as a “catastrophic failure” as they warned the Department for Education (DfE) against complacency.

Frances-Rose Thomas, known as Frankie, took her own life at home in Witley, Surrey, on 25 September 2018 after reading a story that involved suicide on a school iPad, which had no safety features.

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06 July 2021

 July 21

 Updated statutory guidance for schools and colleges on safeguarding children and safer recruitment.

 

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Here's a summary by the Education People of the key online safety requirements for schools and colleges.