Tag: Technician
Free Resources Now Available for Safer Internet Day 2025
The official resources for Safer Internet Day are now available to download for free on the UK Safer Internet Centre website!
7th November 2024
Navigating the Latest Changes in DfE Filtering and Monitoring Standards for Schools and Colleges
DfE has recently updated its Filtering and Monitoring Standards for Schools and Colleges, introducing changes designed to address evolving digital risks.
28th October 2024
Assisted Monitoring Service: A Proactive Approach to Safeguarding Students
SWGfL has partnered with Senso to provide schools and colleges with an innovative monitoring solution: the Assisted Monitoring Service.
22nd October 2024
Understanding the Impact of Encrypted Client Hello on School Filtering Systems
Filtering has become more complex with the introduction of Encrypted Client Hello (ECH), the latest encryption standard aimed at improving user privacy.
2nd October 2024
Free Filtering and Monitoring Webinars Available
The UK Safer Internet Centre, on behalf of the Department for Education (DfE), is delivering a series of online webinars on filtering and monitoring. Find out what's included and book your place.
26th June 2023
ChatGPT – The Future of Content Creation?
ChatGPT is an AI language model that is taking the world by storm, but how does it work and what does this mean for the future of content creation?
16th March 2023
ProjectEVOLVE reaches milestone!
ProjectEVOLVE, our award winning digital literacy toolkit, has reached the significant milestone of 10,000 accounts.
11th August 2022
Cyber Security Audits Now Available
We are pleased to offer a new tool that can assist schools with their cyber-security duties. Discover more about our Cyber Security Audits here!
10th August 2022
Receive Complementary Bitdefender Security Software by Completing This Survey
The first 150 schools to fill in this survey will receive five complimentary licences for Bitdefender Total Security Software for use at home, as a thank you for helping us gather research around cyber security in schools.
27th September 2021
Mimecast Offer Essential Cyber Training to Schools
SWGfL are proud to offer cyber security training from Mimecast to support staff in identifying common cyber-attacks whilst raising awareness about protecting and improving defences. Find out about human error and what schools can do to protect themselves.
6th July 2021
Ransomware – How to Protect Your School
With ransomware constantly posing a threat to the education sector, we have teamed up with Phoenix and Trend Micro to bring you the latest information regarding your schools’ cyber-security.
22nd October 2020
The clock is ticking for Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 and Office 2010
Microsoft officially stops supporting Windows 7 on 14 January 2020. Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 also stop on 14 January 2020, and Office 2010 stops on 13 October 2020. If you’re running systems using any of these, there’s still time to act, but you’ll need to act quickly.
18th June 2019
Should young people be left to their own devices at school?
Should young people be allowed to bring their own devices into school? Some schools ban; some schools allow; and some have a hybrid policy, but what is the correct answer? David Wright, SWGfL Online Safety Manager and UKSIC Director looks at the case for and against BYOD.
23rd May 2019
Transforming Spetisbury with Superfast
Spetisbury CE Primary School is absolutely delighted as SWGfL move them to Superfast Broadband with minimal disruption.
1st November 2016