Safeguarding children in your school
Helping pupils develop their minds is what teachers do, but how can they go about making sure that young learners… Creating an open culture Sometimes children or young people will talk to a teacher or...
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How to handle bullying in your school
When supporting a pupil who comes for help, it's important to follow the school’s anti-bullying protocols. A pupil may be… Reassure the pupil that you will take the complaint seriously and that you...
View Article10 steps to protect your school against cyberthreats
With 30th November marking Computer Security Day, it’s important for schools to know how to fully secure themselves against cyber-threats.… Schools have a huge amount of data that needs to be kept...
View ArticleHealth & safety training for teachers
When it comes to health and safety, it’s particularly important for schools to be as prepared as possible. Drew Griffiths… Luckily, it is now easy for schools to take advantage of thorough safety...
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How teachers can keep an eye on their students’ mental health
There is a lot of media attention on the mental health of young people. Barely a week goes past without… "An additional 15% of young people are at increased risk of developing a mental health...
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The end of ‘just Google it’: Why students need to be digitally literate
Most students in school today are digital natives. They’ve grown up with smartphones and tablets, interacting with the world in… With that in mind, it’s worth considering how schools can prepare...
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It’s a (cyber) crime: Teaching laws of internet usage
When it comes to internet safety, we teachers are learning all the time. We know that when young people are… We know that being e-safety ‘aware’ is more than just “the power” of reposting images of...
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GDPR is coming - here’s how to be ready
One of the undisputable diary dates for this scholastic year is 25th May 2018 – when the new data protection… Fake news? Almost everywhere that GDPR is mentioned, people are quick to highlight the...
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Would your pupils pass the Granny Test?
E-safety is somewhat of a hot topic in schools as it's an ever-shifting playing field. As schools we have a… Twenty years ago schools had limited internet access. It was relatively new, and the number...
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Equipping pupils with e-safety skills from an early age
E-safety is vital for pupils from the age of four. From this age the vast majority of children in our… In my experience there are no apps or websites that teach this topic securely, though we do have...
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How to disrupt e-safety
As a headteacher, I am always looking for ways to do things differently. Innovation is vital to ensuring that we… A few years ago, I was lucky enough to visit Silicon Valley. I was struck by the...
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Why the education sector must address security in the rush to digitise
Last year huge investment was made in the education industry, with almost two-thirds (64%) of education employees reporting investment in… And this is just as well; there has never been a greater need...
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