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Online Safety Incident Flowchart
If the incident did not involve and illegal
activity, then follow this flowchart For Headteachers, Senior Leaders and Online Safety Coordinators
If member of staff has: The Online Safety Coordinator and/ or Headteacher should:
• Record in the school Online Safety Incident Log
• Behaved in a way that has harmed a • Keep any evidence
child or may have harmed a child.
• Possibly committed a criminal offence
against or related to a child; or
• Behaved towards a child or children in a Incident could be:
way that indicates he or she would pose a
risk of harm if they work regularly or Yes • Using another person’s username and
password
closely with children.
Contact the LADO Review the evidence and • Accessing websites which are against school
Did the incident
determine if the incident is accidental or involve a member policy e.g. games, social networks
deliberate of staff? • Using a mobile phone to take video during a
• Decide upon the appropriate course of lesson
action • Using the technology to upset or bully (in
extreme cases could be illegal) –
• Follow the school disciplinary
procedures (if deliberate) and contact
school HR, No
In – school action to support pupil by one or Pupil as Pupil as • Review incident and identify if other
more of the following: victim instigator pupils were involved
Was the child the • Decide appropriate sanctions and/ or
support based on school rules/ guidelines
victim or the
• Class teacher • Inform parents/ carers if serious or
• Online Safety Coordinator instigator?
persistent incident
• Senior Leader or Headteacher
• Designated Safeguarding (DSL) • In serious incidents consider informing
the DSL as the child instigator could be at
• School PCSO
Inform parents/ carer as appropriate risk
Users must know to switch off their monitor or close laptop • Review school procedures/ policies to
If the child is at risk inform DSL immediately develop best practice
if they find something unpleasant or frightening and then
Confiscate the device, if appropriate. talk to a member of staff or the Online Safety Coordinator
