Tag: Monitoring
Test Filtering – Does Your School Internet Block Harmful Online Content?
We have created the Test Filtering tool to ensure that school internet connections are able to block out harmful online content. Find out more in this article.
19th August 2022
Assisted Monitoring Service – Capturing What You Miss
Take a look at what benefit AMS can provide for the new school year as well as find out what some of the feedback has been from those who use it.
3rd August 2022
Keeping Children Safe in Education – Guidance from the Department for Education
The Department for Education has recently published the updated 2022 ‘Keeping children safe in education’ statutory guidance for schools and colleges in England. Discover more about what is included, here.
23rd May 2022
How Does the Internet Know What I’m Thinking?
Take a look at why the internet has become so personal to individuals through ads and suggested content and ways you can help manage it and set some boundaries.
19th May 2022
Why Do We Need the Online Safety Bill?
The online safety bill has now been introduced to Parliament. In this article we look back on how the bill came to be and what it is trying to work towards.
23rd March 2022
Joint Committee Reports on Draft Online Safety Bill
A joint committee of MPs joined to scrutinise the draft online safety bill and to make further recommendations for improvement before it goes to parliament and finalised in 2022. Today, the report on the draft bill has been published with the following recommendations.
14th December 2021
Monitoring Apps – A Guide for Parents and Carers
Managing a young person’s device can be tough, especially when so many children are likely to have their own smartphones, tablets etc, from a young age. In this blog we look at what monitoring apps can offer along with some considerations around using apps such as these.
9th July 2021
Spotify Kids – A Guide for Parents & Carers
Spotify Kids is a featured app on Spotify that lets family members create child accounts that provide child-friendly songs as well as monitoring features. Find out what is available in this article.
26th February 2021
Parental Controls and Christmas gifts – what should I do?
Some early bird shoppers are probably planning to take advantage of Black Friday/Cyber Monday deals – the busiest and biggest retail events of the year to snag some bargain gifts.
25th October 2018
Safeguarding Young People Online - A Question of Ethics?
The Professionals Online Safety Helpline has received several calls recently by schools who have been contacted by organisations claiming to have chatted to pupils online and offering the school online safety training. Here are a few things to consider.
11th June 2018
Introducing Assisted Monitoring
Today, SWGfL is announcing that it is introducing Assisted Monitoring; a new service that applies SWGfL unique capabilities to assist schools in managing technology monitoring systems
7th February 2017
Revised Statutory Safeguarding Guidance for schools in England
Following the consultation launched in December 2015, the Department for Education has today, published its response and revised statutory guidance: 'Keeping Children Safe in Education'
26th May 2016