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Online Safety for UK Schools & Colleges

Whats App to Discord - Google to Twitch - Snapchat to Tik Tok

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?

Having delivered online safety workshops extensively in UK & International schools in
Europe, the Middle East and Asia, I have a wide-ranging knowledge of the technological

context in which all schools work. This has given me a unique insight into schools and
the possible online safety issues faced by schools and their staff and students.

Accompanied with my unique experience and advanced knowledge of online

behaviour, this has allowed me to speak with authority on online safety and the dangers
of social media and gaming. Traditionally part of child safeguarding in schools, online
safety is certainly now very much a standalone area that requires specific training and
workshops for the whole school, including staff, pupils, and parents.

Online safety affects everyone, everywhere

Here in UK, it is now mandatory for schools to have online safety training, and this
includes British international schools and those teaching the UK Curriculum. However,
online safety is of paramount importance regardless of which country the school is in,

as geographic location has no bearing on the fact that all children, teenagers, and young
adults use devices, social media, apps, online games, and gaming communities.