What is filtering and monitoring?
Filtering and monitoring systems are used to keep pupils safe when using your school’s IT system.
Filtering systems: block access to harmful sites and content.
Monitoring systems: identify when a user accesses or searches for certain types of harmful content on school and college devices (it doesn’t stop someone accessing it). Your school is then alerted to any concerning content so you can intervene and respond.
No filtering and monitoring system is 100% effective, so you need to use it alongside your existing safeguarding systems and procedures.
What do I need to know about filtering and monitoring?
All staff should be clear on:
- What provisions your school has in place, and how to manage these provisions effectively
- How to escalate concerns when they identify them
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