Smoothwall Events & Webinars

Insights Session

Web Filtering and Digital Monitoring: What’s the Difference — and Why DSLs Now Critically Need Both 

with Katherine Howard and Ruth Noble of Smoothwall

Thursday 14th May | 3.00pm - 4.00pm GMT

Keeping students safe online goes far beyond blocking harmful content.

The reality is that only a portion of safeguarding risks exist on restricted web pages. Some of the most serious digital risks actually surface in what students do, say and share online.

And these signs will be missed by a web filter. This is why the difference between filtering and monitoring really matters for DSLs.

In this session, Kat Howard and former DSL Ruth Noble unpack how filtering and monitoring are supposed to work and what this means for those responsible for safeguarding students today.

You'll learn:

• The important role of web filters - and their limitations

• How monitoring helps DSLs see risks that would otherwise be missed 

• Why both filtering and monitoring are needed for effective safeguarding 
  

• Where schools may have visibility gaps that need to be addressed  
  

 It’s an essential session for DSLs working in schools and MATs in the UK.