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online safety and digital citizenship specialist

 Tagged with DfE


01 October 2023

 

The Department for Education (DfE) is keeping files monitoring the social media activity of some of the country’s leading educational experts, the Observer can reveal.

At least nine experts have uncovered files held on them, some as long as 60 pages. One individual even discovered the department had compiled an Excel spreadsheet in which officials had detailed who she interacted with.

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07 June 2023

Keeping children safe in education 2023
Statutory guidance for schools and colleges

The 2023 version will come into force on 1 September
2023.

In terms of online safety and safeguarding there are changes to the guidance on filtering and monitoring. You can access further support on this here:  DfE guidance on filtering and monitoring March 2023

 

LGFL has clear support for DSLs including videos here

23 May 2022

Statutory guidance for schools and colleges

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Also

Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022: Online Safety Summary for DSLs and Leaders - By The Education People.

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Also summary briefing by NSPCC here

 

Here 's a useful overview video (11 minutes) by LGFL DigiSafe

 

How to carry out the KCSiE online checks FAQs by Brownejacobson law firm.