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Is your digital monitoring system producing false positives? These false alarms can become a real burden for busy DSLs and IT Admins, wasting valuable time that could be spent addressing real threats. Our latest article shares 3 effective strategies to help schools, colleges and MATs minimise false positives and enhance digital safeguarding. 🌟 Read it here (and take one step closer to a lighter workload!) 👉 https://hubs.la/Q02TX7pK0 #DigitalMonitoring #FalsePositives #DigitalSafeguarding #DSLs #ITAdmin #StudentSafety

For DSLs, navigating digital safeguarding regulation and updates can be challenging. KCSIE continues to highlight the need to understand web filtering and digital monitoring as tools that help support student safeguarding. Our updated resource centre provides comprehensive information on these technologies in 2024. How they work together to enhance digital safeguarding. And importantly, how they support your role in keeping children safe. Access our resource centre today to… 📖 Download useful guides 📚 Stay updated with the latest guidance 👩💻 Learn from our experts and customers ❓ Get your key questions answered Discover our resource centre today 👉 https://hubs.la/Q02TC7Kp0 #DigitalSafety #StudentSafeguarding #DigitalMonitoring #WebFiltering

The Department for Education encourages the development of a “Whole school or college approach to mental health and wellbeing”, but knowing where to start can be a challenge. Abigail Gilton, Assistant Headteacher and DSL at Boston High School, takes a proactive approach to establishing a positive mental health culture in her school. A key part of her strategy? The wellbeing platform, Pulse. Discover how Pulse has enhanced student and staff engagement in mental health-focused initiatives, and explore how it could be applied in your setting to improve wellbeing levels and identify areas that require attention. Read Abigail’s story 👉 https://hubs.la/Q02TppD50 #Pulse #MentalHealth #StudentWellbeing #WellbeingPlatforms #MentalHealthMatters

Keeping students safe online is a top priority for IT teams, but as the digital landscape evolves faster than traditional filters, the challenge only grows. Smoothwall Filter—the #1 filter in UK education—provides the 100% genuine real-time, content-aware protection your education setting needs to stay ahead of digital threats. With it in place you get... ✅ Instant analysis of all web-based content ✅ Alerts and in-depth reports based on search behaviours  ✅ Peace of mind for IT teams and School leaders  ✅ A rich online educational experience for students ✅ Flexibility & Scalability - Works with your preferred IT environment Swipe below to discover how this cutting-edge technology combats 4 of the biggest digital threats facing schools today 👇 #WebFiltering #RealTimeContentAwareWebFilter #EdTech #DigitalSafeguarding #Education

🔓 Unlock the internet safely with Smoothwall Filter Smoothwall Filter's 100% genuine, real-time content-aware filtering saves time for IT teams, allowing you to expand student access to the web, safely and securely. By instantly analysing the content, construction and context of a webpage, Smoothwall Filter blocks or permits access in real-time, ensuring maximum protection for students - without any gaps or compromises. With Smoothwall's genuine 100% real-time content filter you can: 🗑️ Remove the need for lengthy blocklists 🛑 Stop students accessing harmful/inappropriate wherever or whenever it appears online 🔒 Put a stop to students trying to bypass your web filtering 📒 Meet all aspects of UK SIC's updated 'Appropriate Filtering' guidance Plus much more 👉 https://hubs.la/Q02SK4zJ0 Don’t just take our word for it, watch the video below to see it in action. 👇 #StudentDigitalSafety #ChildOnlineSafety #WebFiltering #Education #WebFilter

With digital technologies now the cornerstone of students' lives, web filtering and digital monitoring have become crucial components in effectively safeguarding within UK education. Though often mistaken for being the same, the solutions actually serve distinct purposes in keeping children safe. Our latest guide offers clear definitions of these essential solutions and how they work together to significantly enhance student digital safety. Download today to learn… ✔️What web filtering is and the different types used in UK education ✔️What digital monitoring is and how it works ✔️Web filtering vs digital monitoring: key differences  ✔️The reasons schools, colleges and MATs need both technologies ✔️How Smoothwall Filter and Monitor can help in your setting Download your copy here 👉 https://lnkd.in/engE26F4 #Smoothwall #Monitor #Filter #DigitalSafety #Safeguarding

Abhorrent content is appearing online faster than traditional blocklists can keep up, creating dangerous gaps in student online safety. With this in mind, the DfE is now urging UK schools to assess how well their web filters block harmful and inappropriate content in real-time. As the only genuine 100% real-time content filter in UK education, Smoothwall Filter ensures your school can keep students safe, no matter how fast or frequent new harmful content goes live. Book a meeting with us today and we can... ✔️Review your current filtering setup to ensure you can filter in real-time ✔️Address any filtering challenges or needs you may have ✔️Demonstrate Smoothwall Filter and real-time content filtering ✔️Show you how Smoothwall Filter meets the latest DfE guidelines ✔️Answer any of your web filtering or technical questions Don’t delay. Book a meeting through this link 👉 https://hubs.la/Q02RQ5zl0 #DigitalSafeguarding #WebFiltering #StudentSafety #Smoothwall #OnlineSafety

🎉 We’re proud to be sponsoring the Government Events Online Safety Conference on 22nd October! Join our very own Katherine Howard, Head of Education & Wellbeing, for the Key Supporter Session: A Whole School Approach to Digital Safeguarding. Discover key strategies to enhance digital safeguarding and meet your KCSIE 2024 obligations. Don't miss out – register here: https://lnkd.in/efag9BFz #OnlineSafety #DigitalSafeguarding #Smoothwall #DSL #KCSIE

⭐ A Moment of Gratitude for Safeguarding Leads ⭐ Today, we're reminded yet again of the incredible work done by safeguarding leads, as a meeting is cut short, to rush to a child in need... Their role is complex and can often be overlooked - but their impact is immeasurable. Whether it's responding to urgent concerns or proactively protecting vulnerable children, their dedication is inspiring. To all the safeguarding professionals, DSLs, and frontline teams, we see you, we appreciate you, and we thank you for your unwavering commitment to keeping children safe. #Safeguarding #Education #DSL #KeepingChildrenSafe

📣 Read our latest article: 'What DSLs Need to Know About Web Filtering: 4 Essential Points' Our latest article covers the 4 essential points every DSL needs to know about web filtering to meet their statutory obligations. Many DSLs may not take lead responsibility for web filtering, but they are required by KCSIE to understand the web filtering system used in their setting and assess it annually. Read it here 👉 https://hubs.la/Q02RldqV0 #DSLs #WebFiltering #DfE #KCSIE #StudentDigitalSafety #OnlineSafety #Education