Statutory Online Safety Training

Keeping Children Safe in Education states that governing bodies and proprietors should ensure that staff undergo regular updated safeguarding training, including online safety, which includes an understanding of the expectations, applicable roles and responsibilities in relation to filtering and monitoring.

The training should be regularly updated as required, and at least annually, to continue to provide staff with relevant skills and knowledge to safeguard children effectively. Staff should be able to understand the unique risks associated with online safety and be confident that they have the relevant knowledge and up to date capability to recognise the changing platforms. language and challenges associated with online safety.

This 2-hour interactive workshop has been developed in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education, Statutory Framework for Early Years, Teaching Online Safety in School, Relationships Education, Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) and Health Education etc.

Available for onsite and virtual delivery.

• Clarify statutory legislation and best practice

• Recognise the importance of underpinning knowledge and behaviours, and sources of curriculum support for schools

• Consider the possible risks & harms to pupils from the perspective of the 4Cs, and explore the evolving challenge to safety from self-generated sexual abuse, cyberbullying, patterning, consensual and non-consensual image sharing, sextortion, pornography and other harmful content.

• Consider the latest technologies, games, websites & apps

• Deciphering online terminology and language

• Signpost to guidance and support.

• Video access of the 2-hour full training course for the academic year for those key school stakeholders who were unable to attend the live session or for inclusion in your new staff safeguarding induction programme.

• Participation certificate for all attendees

• Information Booklet with links to all resources referred to throughout the training.

To support compliance with Keeping Children Safe in Education:

• Delegate online assessment which provides your mechanism to evidence your staff/volunteer understanding of the training content and their safeguarding responsibilities. Individual assessments are collated to provide a management report with RAG review to evidence all delegates understanding and identify any gaps in knowledge or individual concerns.           

£115 +VAT (99 credits for package holders)  

This workshop is ideal as a whole school or setting training module for current and new clients, and is targeted at;

• School staff and volunteers

• Governors, trustees and management committees

• Early years settings

• Registered childcare providers