Do managed devices need to be filtered when off site for students

[Sylv3r]

7 minutes ago, JazzFlute said:

What happens though when you see violations, misuse  etc. as my last post above?

It would be investigated as if the devices were in school during the day by the HT / DSL, the staff are signing the AUP off as this is a work device which is filtered and monitored and any mis-use etc may possibly result against our code of conduct policy etc.

[Rob_D]

On 08/06/2026 at 15:52, harmless_saucer said:

So Ativion StudentKeeper monitors everything as it is recording the screen when devices are online - it goes beyond the web browser to read content on iMessages other apps etc... but I have concerns about whether this is either over the top, or will affect battery life and performance.

What other solutions are schools using that are not as invasive but still complying to the government regulation?... or will we all have to switch to these new solutions?

If I were you, I'd stick with your safeguarding system on the devices. I don't think it's over the top to run safeguarding monitoring software on school-owned home-use devices. Again, it's a school device so we have a duty of care to make sure the student using it is safe and a wider duty of care for the students whether they're in school at that moment or not.

 

We use Securus, but it sounds like it's pretty much the same level of monitoring/logging as studentkeeper.

 

 

1 hour ago, JazzFlute said:

What happens though when you see violations, misuse  etc. as my last post above?

For us, any captures or reports are treated the same for off and on-site devices, it's the same for staff who chose to come in over the weekend, just because they're aren't kids around doesn't change the expectations of staff using school equipment.

All devices (both in school and at home) have a click through AUP on the login screen stating that all activity on the device is monitored and may be recorded.