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Having a robust AUP is important and all community members need to have read and understood this document.

It is important to look at how you can demonstrate that staff have understood the document. We suggest the following ways

• Online survey
• Scenarios in a training workshop
• Videos online training to support the document

It is important that this document is reviewed annually and also if any incidents happen in school that cause the document to be changed. For example : Introduction of new technologies or approaches to students’ learning environments.

Having a robust AUP is important and all community members need to have read and understood this document. It is vital that this document is updated and reviewed in line with your other policies and practices.

It is important to look at how you can demonstrate that staff have understood the document. We suggest the following ways

• Online survey
• Scenarios in a training workshop
• Videos online training to support the document

It is important that this document is reviewed annually and also if any incidents happen in school that cause the document to be changed. For example : Introduction of new technologies or approaches to students’ learning environments.

Following on from your online safety training it may be worth canvassing all staff as to their actual training needs particularly with regard to the issues listed in the RM online safety questionnaire and arrange training accordingly. By doing this you will be able to provide not only good evidence but also helps to pinpoint further training gaps.

Have you thought about accrediting your staff in relation to online safety. This will ensure your school has staff who are up-to-date and have certification in this area EPICT.

Sometimes incidents arise from a number of smaller issues that start occurring more frequently. It can be beneficial to continue to record such issues in the current way and perhaps look at established pattern of incidents and seeing if more serious incidents can be prevented from happening by adding interventions with all school stakeholders.

Consider other ways of sending important up-to-date information to staff on a more frequent basis such as an online safety newsletter, podcast or website details.

Using a Risk Register to record all possible activity can illustrate that the school proactively considers the use of technology and makes informed decisions as to what level of risk to accept.

Have you thought about accrediting your staff in relation to online safety. This will ensure your school has staff who are up-to-date and have certification in this area.

Regular training for staff is important to ensure all staff have the tools to support and understand school escalation routes and help students with their online behaviour and journey.

Sometimes incidents arise from a number of smaller issues that start occurring more frequently. It can be beneficial to continue to record such issues in the current way and perhaps look at established pattern of incidents and seeing if more serious incidents can be prevented from happening by adding interventions with all school stakeholders.

Consider other ways of sending important up-to-date information to staff on a more frequent basis such as an online safety newsletter, podcast or website details.

Using a risk register to record all possible activity can illustrate that the school proactively considers the use of technology and makes informed decisions as to what level of risk to accept.

Regular training for staff is important to ensure all staff have the tools to support and understand school escalation routes as well as policy and practice to help students and staff with their online behaviour and journey. KCSiE state that all staff should receive a minimum of annual training in this area.

Have you thought about accrediting your staff in relation to online safety. This will ensure your school has staff who are up-to-date and have certification in this area.

Sometimes incidents arise from a number of smaller issues that start occurring more frequently. It can be beneficial to continue to record such issues in the current way and perhaps look at established pattern of incidents and seeing if more serious incidents can be prevented from happening by adding interventions with all school stakeholders.

Consider other ways of sending important up-to-date information to staff on a more frequent basis such as an Online Safety newsletter, podcast or website details.

Using a risk register to record all possible activity can illustrate that the school proactively considers the use of technology and makes informed decisions as to what level of risk to accept.

Involving the school council may help to highlight specific issues that students are concerned about.

Additionally, a questionnaire for students to complete may also provide information to base further guidance and reassurance on. Themed messages could be used to engage all students and this could be integrated into the curriculum as well as allowing students to be creative about how they interpret and pass this information on to their family.

Have you thought about sending information out to students in other ways such as a newsletter, via the website or using tools such as QR codes to engage students with this topic.

Additionally making full use of the resources provided nationally for Safer Internet Day (SID) every February and Anti-bullying Week (November) to all year groups will help enforce important messages and provide an opportunity for consultation and discussion.

Embedding online safety in school – and the community – is an ongoing objective and every opportunity should be taken to give online safety messages to students, promoting good behaviour and discussing issues as they arise. This should be tackled in many ways, through all curriculum lessons and through an assembly programme which also allows intervention assemblies when there are incidents which need to be tackled.

Involving your school council may help to highlight specific issues that students are concerned about.

Additionally, a questionnaire for students to complete may also provide information to base further guidance and reassurance on. Themed messages could be used to engage all students and this could be integrated into the curriculum as well as allowing students to be creative about how they interpret and pass this information on to their family.

Have you thought about sending information out to students in other ways such as a newsletter, via the website or using tools such as QR codes to engage students with this topic.

Additionally making full use of the resources provided nationally for Safer Internet Day (SID) every February and Anti-bullying Week (November) to all year groups will help enforce important messages and provide an opportunity for consultation and discussion.

Embedding online safety in school – and the community – is an ongoing objective and every opportunity should be taken to give online safety messages to students, promoting good behaviour and discussing issues as they arise. This should be tackled in many ways, through all curriculum lessons and through an assembly programme which also allows to intervention assemblies when there are incidents which need to be tackled.

Involving your school council may help to highlight specific issues that students are concerned about.

Additionally, a questionnaire for students to complete may also provide information to base further guidance and reassurance on. Themed messages could be used to engage all students and this could be integrated into the curriculum as well as allowing students to be creative about how they interpret and pass this information on to their family.

Have you thought about sending information out to students in other ways such as a newsletter, via the website or using tools such as QR codes to engage students with this topic.

Additionally making full use of the resources provided nationally for Safer Internet Day (SID) every February and Anti-bullying Week (November) to all year groups will help enforce important messages and provide an opportunity for consultation and discussion.

It’s really important to offer age appropriate filtering in school, ensuring the lower end of the school have more protection online than your older pupils.

The DfE recommend ‘age appropriate filtering without overblocking’ so every school needs to be sure they have the control to be able to meet this requirement.

It is important to know what your system is filtering and also then to be able to work on your own set of school based filters which might need to be applied to meet your schools policies and safeguarding needs.

It’s really important to offer age appropriate filtering in school, ensuring the lower end of the school have more protection online than your older pupils.

The DfE recommend ‘age appropriate filtering without overblocking’ so every school needs to be sure they have the control to be able to meet this requirement.

Members of the school should have the ability to change filter rules as required without reliance upon a 3rd party.

It is important to know what your system is filtering and also then to be able to work on your own set of school based filters which might need to be applied to meet your schools policies and safeguarding needs.