This document discusses e-safety in schools and what Ofsted looks for during inspections. It aims to raise awareness of e-safety risks, understand how e-safety fits into the computing curriculum and inspection framework, and identify good practices. It provides examples of questions inspectors may ask school leaders and staff to evaluate e-safety policies, training, education, and incident response. A variety of resources are presented to help schools develop their own e-safety curriculum and support special needs students and parents.

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

4. Aims of today
• Raise awareness of e-safety risks
• Understand where e-safety fits into both the new
Computing curriculum, and the Ofsted framework
• Develop an understanding of how safeguarding is
evaluated through an Ofsted inspection
• Audit current practice and identify next steps
• Provide key links and resources to help you create your
own e-safety curriculum

5. Where does it fit in?

6. Types of risk
• Content
• Contact
• Conduct

7. Types of risk

8. 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

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

10. Indicators of good and
outstanding practice

11. Indicators of good and
outstanding practice

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. Sample questions for SLT
How do you ensure that all staff receive appropriate
online safety training that is relevant and regularly
up to date?
! at least annual training (in-service or online) for all staff
! training content updated to reflect current research and advances
in technology
! recognised individual or group with e-safety responsibility.
Good / Outstanding
! one or more members of staff have a higher level of expertise
and clearly defined responsibilities.

14. Sample questions for SLT
What mechanisms does the school have in place to
support pupils and staff facing online safety issues?
! robust reporting channels.
Good / Outstanding
! online reporting mechanism, nominated members of staff, peer
support.

15. Sample questions for SLT
How does the school educate and support
parents and whole school community with
online safety?
! Parents’ e-safety sessions
! raising awareness through school website or newsletters.
Good / Outstanding
! workshops for parents
! regular and relevant e-safety resources offered to parents
! children educating parents.

16. Sample questions for SLT
Does the school have e-safety policies and
acceptable use policies in place? How does the
school know that they are clear and understood
and respected by all?
! e-safety policy is regularly reviewed
! evidence that these are freely available (poster, handbooks,
etc)
! children can recall rules.
Good / Outstanding
! children integral to policy production.

17. Sample questions for SLT
Describe how your school educates children and young
people to build knowledge, skills and capability when it comes
to online safety? How do you assess its effectiveness?
! planned and progressive e-safety education programme
delivered across all age groups.
Good / Outstanding
! e-safety is embedded throughout the school curriculum
and is regularly reviewed.

18. Sample questions for staff
1. Have you had any training that shows the risks to your and
pupils’ online safety?
2. Are there policies in place that clearly demonstrate good and
safe internet practice for staff and pupils?
3. Are there sanctions in place to enforce the above policies?
4. Do all staff understand what is meant by the term cyber-bullying
and the effect it can have on themselves and pupils?
5. Are there clear reporting mechanisms with a set of actions in
place for staff or pupils who feel they are being bullied online?
6. Does the school have any plans for an event on Safer
Internet Day? (This is an annual event, now in its fifth year at
least, so schools that participate will know about the event).

19. Sample questions for pupils
1. If you felt uncomfortable about anything you saw, or
if anybody asked you for your personal details such as
your address on the internet, would you know where to
go for help?
2. If anybody sent you hurtful messages on the internet
or on your mobile phone would you know who to tell?
3. Can you tell me one of the rules your school has for
using the internet?
4. Can you describe the risks of posting inappropriate
content on the internet?

20. Themes for a curriculum
Respect
Personal information
Reporting
Reliability
Positives
Conduct
Footprint
Cyberbullying

21. Progression from Year 1 - Year 6?
Childnet resources
Digiduck
ThinkuKnow resources
Captain Kara
Smartie the penguin
Animal Magic
Hector’s World
Jigsaw Cyber cafe

22. BBC resources

23. More resources…

24. www.thinkuknow.co.uk

25. What about children
with other needs?
• LAC, SEN, behavioural issues
• Children with autism
• Vulnerability to cyberbullying and associated issues

26. What if something
goes wrong?

27. Resources to support
parent sessions

28. Take the quiz…

29. How big is your digital footprint?

30. Ways forward

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