Schools
Schools are uniquely placed to help empower young people to keep themselves safe. They also have a responsibility to provide a secure 'eSafe' culture within school. That responsibility lies with everyone in the school community; including teachers, support staff, governors, parents and pupils themselves.
Developing an effective eSafe culture within school is not an easy task, but the PIES model for limiting eSafety risks provides a very useful starting point.
(image courtesy of Becta, 'AUPs in Context: Establishing Safe and Responsible Online Behaviours' copyright Becta, 2009)
By developing effective policies and procedures, infrastructure and technology, education and training, and underpinning this by standards and inspection, schools can play a crucial part in ensuring all young people are able to benefit from a technology-rich society in a safe, responsible manner.
In this section of the website you will find simple, clear and manageable guidance for schools on each of these areas.