This course delves into Online Safety and the key responsibilities in this area, for the Designated Safeguarding Lead. Over the last few years, within Keeping Children Safe in Education, we have seen an increased focus on online safety within the responsibilities of the DSL.
In essence, this is about recognising that there is often an online element involved in many offline risks that we need to address and remembering that technology can facilitate offline abuse.
Within this course, we will uncover some of the most common online risks facing young people; we will examine together the key elements of our responsibilities around filtering and monitoring and will grow in confidence as we look at incorporating key legislation and guidance into our online safety policies and staff training.
Please note this is an individual module from our Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) Essentials Certificate.
What this course covers:
Current Online Safety Risks for Young People
What Does the Legislation Tell Us?
The 4 C's
Filtering and Monitoring
The Online Safety Act
Teaching Online Safety in Schools
By the end of this training, you will be able to:
Understand the current and rising online risks facing children and young people
Explain the responsibilities around filtering and monitoring and how to ensure it is effective
Grasp key advice and guidance around online safety and embed this within policy and training – thus creating a ‘whole-school approach’
