Navigating the Latest DfE Filtering and Monitoring Standards

As digital risks evolve, the UK Department for Education (DfE) has updated its Filtering and Monitoring standards for schools and colleges.

Colin McCabe, General Manager of, International at Lightspeed Systems and former Quality Improvement Officer for Midlothian Council is joined by Charlotte Aynsley, Head of Policy & Public Affairs at the UK Safer Internet Centre, Martin Simpson, Director of Technology at Lift Schools, and Shaun Phillips, Account Director at Lightspeed. Together, they explore these crucial updates, discussing their implications for safeguarding, including:

• Strategies to balance over blocking with effective learning
• The importance of clearly defined leadership roles
• Keeping Children Safe in Education
• The implementation of appropriate monitoring to tackle issues such as cyberbullying and self-harm.