1. E-safety in schools What is Ofsted looking for?
Isabella Lieghio, CEOP Ambassador

2. Aims of today
• Outline key features of outstanding practice with
regard to e-safety and safeguarding
• Audit current practice and identify next steps
• Develop an understanding of how safeguarding
is evaluated through an Ofsted inspection
• Provide key links, resources and training
opportunities

3. Ofsted describe
e-safety as....
• To protect and educate pupils and staff in their
use of technology
• To have appropriate mechanisms to intervene
and support an incident where appropriate

4. What would Ofsted use to
make a judgement about your
school?

5. Features of good and
outstanding practice
Whole school consistency
•Teaching and non teaching staff aware of issues
•E-safety a priority for SLT
•High priority to e-safety training
•Contribution of pupils and parents integrated

6. Features of good and
outstanding practice
Robust reporting processes
•School based reporting routes u/s by all
•Report abuse buttons eg CEOP
•Clear routes to key staff

7. Features of good and
outstanding practice
Staff
•Regular training for ALL staff
•One or more staff with higher level of
expertise and clearly defined roles
•Training updated to reflect current research
and new technologies
•At least one accredited member (CEOP,
EPICT)

8. Features of good and
outstanding practice
Policies
•Rigorous policies and procedures in place
•Updated regularly
•Integrated with other policies eg safeguarding
•AUP incorporated, understood and respected by
pupils, parents and staff (signed?)

9. Features of good and
outstanding practice
Education
•An age-appropriate, flexible, relevant, engaging esafety curriculum
•Positive rewards used to cultivate responsible use
•Peer mentoring programmes

10. Features of good and
outstanding practice
Infrastructure
•Recognised ISP/RBC with age related monitored filtering
Monitoring and Evaluation
•Risk assessment taken seriously
•Use data effectively to assess impact of e-safety practice
Data management
•Data managed securely (Data Protection Act 1998)

11. Features of good and
outstanding practice
Management of personal data
Any professional communications between the setting and
clients that utilise technology should:
•take place within clear and explicit professional boundaries
•be transparent and open to scrutiny
•not share any personal information with a child or young person.

12. What does inadequate look
like?
• Personal data often unsecured / off site without encryption
• Security of passwords ineffective
• Generic policies which are not updated
• No progressive, planned e-safety curriculum - eg annual
assembly
• No Internet filtering or monitoring
• No evidence of staff training
• Children unaware of how to report a problem

13. Types of risk
• Content
• Contact
• Conduct
• Commerci
al

14. Social Networking
risks
• Revealing too much personal information
• Privacy settings not set properly
• Posting inappropriate images
• Who checks these sites?

15. Social Networking
risks
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1389292/Disgrace-drinking-pole-dancing-primary-schoolteachers-published-pictures-Facebook.html

16. What is cyberbullying?
• Threats or harassment by phone, email or
online
• Exclusion from groups
• Posting information
• Evidence

17. Technical risks
• Viruses
• Spam
• Phishing

18. www.thinkuknow.co.uk

19. What if something
goes wrong?

20. Resources to support
parent sessions

21. How big is your digital
footprint?

22. Useful weblinks
• www.thinkuknow.co.uk
• www.childnet.com
• http://www.scoop.it/t/esafetyresources
Isabella@iconlearning.co.uk
@iconlearningict