Part 1 — Statutory guidance for all schools
Under Keeping Children Safe in Education, schools must ensure “appropriate filtering and monitoring systems [are] in place and… regularly review their effectiveness.” Online safety is a shared responsibility across governing bodies, staff and designated safeguarding leads (DSLs).
- Governing bodies must implement filtering and monitoring systems
- All staff require training on their online safety roles and responsibilities
- DSLs should lead on online safety strategy and system oversight
Part 2 — Make the most of high-quality resources
- LGfL Safeguarding — teaching resources, policy templates and guidance, regularly updated.
- LGfL Safe Skills — an interactive diagnostic aligned with the UKCIS Education for a Connected World framework; monitor progress across 8 strands at school, class and pupil level.
- Common Sense Education — free resources for Years 1–13, covering privacy, cyberbullying and media literacy.
- Google’s Be Internet Legends (KS2) — games teaching “internet sharp”, “internet alert” and “internet kind”.
- Education for a Connected World — structured guidance for curriculum planning.
- UK Safer Internet Centre — educational packs, videos and guidance on emerging risks.