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Online Safety for International Schools
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Online safety has been even more in the spotlight than usual thanks to the coronavirus
pandemic, which has made us all more heavily reliant on technology than ever before.
As the NSPCC highlights, the enforced switch to online learning and socialising has
placed children at greater risk of threats such as online bullying, exploitation and even
radicalisation. So, what can international schools do to help keep their students (and
staff) safe online?
To address this complex subject, today’s post comes to us from Jonathan Taylor, an
independent online safety consultant and founder of both Besafe Online UK and the
Online Safety 4 Schools website. Jonathan spent ten years working as an Undercover
Online Investigator in the Metropolitan Police Child Abuse Investigation Command,
putting him in a unique position to be able to share valuable thoughts and advice on
how best schools around the world can improve online safety in their communities.
Jonathan writes…
Having delivered online safety workshops extensively in international schools in
Europe, the Middle East and Asia, I have a wide-ranging knowledge of the technological
context in which international schools work. This has given me a unique insight into
international schools and the possible online safety issues faced by the schools and
their staff and students.
