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Who are you safeguarding? The Essential Role of User Authentication in Filtering
November 10, 2026
User authentication is the mechanism that ensures that your filtering system knows the identity of the person logged into a device, rather than..
Filtering and monitoring: lessons from the Norfolk school stabbing
November 5, 2026
Last week, a 16-year-old was found guilty of the attempted murder of a 15-year-old girl at a school near Norwich. The court heard he had an..
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Demystifying Decryption
October 20, 2026
One challenge for DSLs leading on filtering and monitoring is trying to navigate the technical language and concepts of these systems and translate..
Artificial Friends, Real Risks: Navigating AI Chatbots in Schools
September 8, 2026
As educators, we are all scrambling to keep up with the implications of AI tools. A UK report from Internet Matters reveals inconsistency in how AI..
KCSIE 2026 - Annual Reviews of Filtering and Monitoring
July 13, 2026
A critical update within the draft KCSIE 2026 centres on strengthening expectations around Online Safeguarding. The statutory guidance now..
What is 'Sextortion'? A Safeguarding Guide for School Staff
July 7, 2026
According to the NSPCC, ‘Sextortion’ refers to a form of blackmail that involves the threat to distribute intimate, sexual images of someone unless..
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Child Criminal Exploitation: Flipping the Script on Victims
June 24, 2026
'What do you think are the biggest misconceptions adults hold about what a victim of exploitation looks like?' As a reminder, Child Criminal..
Understanding Child Criminal Exploitation
June 17, 2026
"If you see a foreign child soldier on the news, you feel sorry for them. If you see a child with a knife in this country, you want to throw away..
New DfE Information Sharing Duty: What Schools Need to Know
June 10, 2026
The Department for Education (DfE) is seeking views on the update to the Information Sharing Guidance. The information below, summarises the..
Affluent Neglect
May 22, 2023
This post explores the lesser discussed notion of neglect in affluent families. We explore the experiences children are more likely to have in..
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