Online Safety within "Keeping Children Safe in Education" (KCSIE) 2018

[esafety_officer]

The DfE have now published the updated ‘Keeping children safe in education’ (KCSIE) guidance ready for implementation from the 3rd September 2018. An update to the original post shared above can be found here.

 

In case it helps, a summary of key changes related to online safety are:

 

• All staff should undergo safeguarding and child protection training (including online safety) at induction
  
• The updated guidance includes a new section (Part 5) on 'child on child sexual violence and sexual harassment', which can occur on and offline
  
• New and more detailed information on specific safeguarding issues, including online issues
  
• Online safety is specifically referenced as part of the responsibility for the DSL within Annex B, 'The role of the Designated Safeguarding Lead'
  
• There is an expectation that DSLs should access appropriate training to ensure they are able to understand the unique risks associated with online safety, recognise the additional risks that children with SEN and disabilities (SEND) face online and have the relevant knowledge and up to date capability required to keep children safe whilst they are online
  
• Additional links have been added to supporting materials in annex C, online safety; this includes references to tools to assist settings in reviewing their online safety practice
  

 

it's worth being aware that schools and colleges must comply with KCSIE 2016 (Guidance here) until the 3rd September 2018.

Edited May 31, 2018 by elsiegee40

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