Online-Safety Coordinators
| All Online-Safety Coordinators (OSC's) must also be a Designated Safeguarding Lead or Deputy and undertake the Advanced level training as well as the online-safety training - see below. |
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The Training Pathway (available on the left of this page in the mustard coloured box) for Online-Safety Coordinators in schools and colleges is:
Information about the Online-Safety Coordinator role is below & the training for Alternative Education Providers (SCC), is here: Alternative Education Provider SCC Training.
The use of technology has become a significant component of many safeguarding issues. An effective approach to online-safety helps education settings to protect and educate the whole school community and to develop systems to identify, intervene and escalate incidents of concern.
Since September 2020 the teaching of Online Safety forms an integral part of the Relationships Sex and Health Education statutory guidance. To be compliant with this and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2021 is essential that DSL’s are aware of the statutory content.
Governing bodies & proprietors should ensure that:
The role of the Online-Safety Coordinator includes:
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Creating, maintaining and reviewing online-safety policies and procedures; promoting awareness and understanding for pupils, parents/carers, staff and volunteers and ensuring online-safety is embedded across the curriculum and promoted with parents and carers
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Being the first point of contact for online-safety issues; recording, monitoring, communicating & reviewing concerns; referring concerns to appropriate agencies; reporting to Governors & liaising with the Local Authority, the Sheffield Children Safeguarding Partnership (SCSP) and other relevant agencies as appropriate
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Ensuring that pupils, staff & volunteers receive regular training & offering support and training to parents and carers as appropriate
Online-Safety: A Whole School Approach:
This training MUST be completed by Online-Safety Coordinators in schools & colleges in Sheffield. The training will run over one and half days and for this academic year will be delivered online. The times for this course are day one 9.00am-4.00pm and day two 9.00am-12.30pm.
2022-2023 training:
| Monday 7 (full day) and Monday 21 November 2022 (AM - half day) |
| Tuesday 7 February (full day) and Tuesday 28 February 2023 (AM - half day) |
| Wednesday 24 May (full day) and Wednesday 14 June 2023 (AM - half day) |
To apply for a place on this course please complete the application form here: Online Safety: A Whole School Approach 2022-23 (Online)
(N.B If you do not receive an automated response e-mail within a few minutes of submitting your application, please contact us immediately as your application may not have been successful. We have been made aware that security settings within some establishments are blocking this process.
Recent investigations have also indicated that some information/e-mail addresses may have been entered incorrectly please ensure this information is correct before clicking submit. We only know there is a problem if you contact us.
Annual Online-Safety Refresher:
This training should be completed every 3 years by OSC's only after the one and half day course above. This is a 2 hour course and for this academic year will be delivered online. The times for this course are 9.00am-11.00am.
2022-2023 training:
| Wednesday 2 November 2022 (AM - 9.00am-11.00am) |
| Monday 26 June 2023 (AM - 9.00am-11.00am) |
To apply for a place on this course please complete the application form here: Online Safety Refresher 2022-23 (Online)
(N.B If you do not receive an automated response e-mail within a few minutes of submitting your application, please contact us immediately as your application may not have been successful. We have been made aware that security settings within some establishments are blocking this process.
Recent investigations have also indicated that some information/e-mail addresses may have been entered incorrectly please ensure this information is correct before clicking submit. We only know there is a problem if you contact us.
For further enquiries please email: Safeguarding Children Training