In March this year updates were made to the statutory guidance “Keeping Children Safe in Education.” The updates further strengthen existing standards and came into force on 1st September 2023. 

The standards stipulate, amongst other things, responsibilities for online safety in schools require a whole school commitment from Governing Bodies, Senior Leadership Teams, and Designated Safeguarding Leads. Both safeguarding and IT staff are now required to work closely together to use expertise and technology to improve safeguarding. 

St John Rigby school is committed to the safeguarding of its staff and pupils and is signed up with the appropriate Filtering Provider 'Schools Broadband', using Netsweeper & FortiGuard Web Content Filtering to monitor online content.  A copy of the  Schools Broadband Safeguarding Document and UK Safer Internet Centre Filtering Provider Checklist Response can be viewed below. 

The school is currently working with the OLICAT IT Services to implement a robust monitoring system through the use of Securely.