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Seven steps to implementing e-safety

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  • Published: 15 April 2013
  • Updated: 3 August 2014

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Contents

Internet safety
  • Strategic perspectives
    • Vision, leadership and culture
    • Infrastructure and technology
    • Standards and policies
    • Legal compliance
  • Developing e-safety in practice
    • Supporting students
    • Supporting staff
    • Supporting access and inclusion
  • Seven steps to implementing e-safety
  • References and further resources

E-safety and the promotion of responsible behaviour involves many different stakeholders at different parts of the process. Working in partnership is a critical part of the process.

Your local relationship manager can help with assessing your current practice and the real risks to your learners and offer continuing professional development (CPD) for staff.

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This seven-step model for implementing e-safety in practice is a useful overview:

  1. Set the vision – understand the bigger picture of e-safety in relation to promoting responsible behaviour online
  2. Set up an e-safety group – bring together senior management, curriculum, technical and safeguarding staff in starting to form e-safety policy
  3. Assess your current practice – understand what you currently do, identify the risks and areas for improvement
  4. Integrate – e-safety should form part of key organisational strategies and policies such as child protection, behaviour and student contracts
  5. Involve learners and stakeholders – Integrate as part of curriculum; understand how learners are using new technology; involve governors, parents and community
  6. Define responsibilities and train staff - ensure all staff across the institution understand their role in relation to promoting e-safety and reporting
  7. Review - ask for feedback to improve strategies and policies. Regularly update and review to reflect changes in technology and provision

After updating your e-safety policies and practices you will need to consider:

  • Reviewing and updating policies as new challenges, opportunities and technology changes arise
  • Updating staff roles and responsibilities as requirements and provision changes
  • Providing training for all stakeholders, not just staff who work with learners

Your e-safety policy will also need to look at the following:

  • What e-safety issues am I trying to solve?
  • What technology infrastructure will I require?
  • What skills will staff and students need?
  • How can I gain acceptance and retain momentum?
  • How can I measure success?

This section was inspired by the mobile learning infoKit and its ten steps to implementation model.

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