See the signs.
If you can't see a student at risk
in their online lives, you can't respond.

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Smoothwall Filter

Training Resources

Discover useful technical training resources below to help you get the most out of your Smoothwall Filter solution.

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Some online risks are more common in FE settings. Risk of radicalisation, racism and violence in the community often emerges first in a
student's digital behaviour.

Digital monitoring makes invisible risks, visible

Digital Monitoring gives you real-time sight of what students are doing, saying or sharing that may indicate they are in harm's way, or at risk of harming others.

Filtering alone is not enough

Filtering stops students from accessing harmful content. But it doesn't show you risks revealed in what they are typing or sharing beyond the search bar. For example, in emails, in Chats, to chatbots, in documents, in spreadsheets and on forums.

Monitoring bridges that gap - alerting you to signs of harm, distress, or intent within minutes of them occurring. And, in the case of Smoothwall Monitor, this happens with full human-moderated, contextualisation that removes false positives, and enables you to intervene fast and appropriately.   

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The 6 imperatives to digital monitoring success 
What every FE safeguarder needs to know

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Download our paper now to learn...

• Why early detection is even more critical in FE.

• 26 examples of what monitoring detects that filtering does not.

• Why digital monitoring is critical for KSCIE early detection
  compliance.

• The 6 factors essential to digital monitoring success.

• The 2 pitfalls to avoid.


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The evidence is clear

In 2024 Smoothwall Monitor's team of moderators alerted a DSL
to an FE student at serious risk, every 18 minutes. 

 

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Every 18 minutes, Monitor identified an FE student suspected to be at serious risk.

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Every 46 minutes, Monitor identified an FE student suspected to be involved in a serious cyberbullying or violent incident.

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Every 10 hours, Monitor identified an FE student suspected to be facing a very serious risk to their health or life.

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Every day, Monitor identified an FE student involved in a suspected terrorism alert.

Hear what other Safeguarding Leaders say

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Irene Farragher
Director of Student Services
Lakes College 
Cumbria

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Andrew Ottey
Deputy Director of Student Life

Luminate Education Group
Leeds

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Samantha Gunnarsson
Assistant Principal Learner Experience 

The College, Merthyr Tydfil
Wales

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Christian Phillips
Learner Experience Co-ordinator
The College, Merthyr Tydfil
Wales

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Evie Stannard
Student Safeguarding Manager

Leeds City College
Leeds

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Digital monitoring is a gamechanger”
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Irene Farragher
Director of Student Services
The Lakes College 
Cumbria

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Christian Phillips
Learner Experience Co-ordinator
The College, Merthyr Tydfil
Wales

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Evie Stannard
Safeguarding Manager
Leeds City College
Leeds

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Digital monitoring is a gamechanger”
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Irene Farragher
Director of Student Services
The Lakes College 
Cumbria

Why the time for digital monitoring is now
A further education roundtable discussion

Safeguarding leaders from the United Colleges Group and Birmingham Metropolitan College came together to talk to us openly about the realities of trying to spot students at risk online.

The conversation makes it clear that digital monitoring is no longer optional in FE environments - it’s essential to keep learners safe.

We discussed...
  • The biggest concerns that FE colleges face around student digital safety and visibility of risk.

  • The gaps that appear when digital monitoring isn’t in place and it's impact when it is.

  • How it's helping FE colleges to spot student safeguarding trends and address them as soon as possible.

  • Advice and guidance to other colleges that are yet to adopt digital monitoring.

Book a call with our FE monitoring expert Sean

Hi my name is Sean Lazenby and I've been helping FE safeguarding leaders successfully implement monitoring for many years.   

I can show you how it works, answer any questions as well as share the life changing impact it has had in other FE environments.     


Simply fill in the form and I'll get straight back to you to arrange an informal chat. 

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Head of Further Education 
Smoothwall

Have a question? Just Ask.

We’ve created a safe space for you to submit your digital monitoring and web filtering questions directly to us.
Our experts will then respond with an answer. Ask anything, n
o question is too trivial.

'Just Ask' events

Join our free webinars and hear directly from our experts on KCSIE 2023
updates and your obligations around digital monitoring. Plus ask any questions you have.

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Recorded Webinar

KCSIE 2023 Updates: Web filtering & monitoring for DSLs explained


In this session, Smoothwall experts Katherine Howard and Tom Newton, discuss the key distinctions between web filtering and monitoring, and what you need to be aware of to ensure you meet the KCSIE 2023 guidance.


View recording now

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Live Webinar for DSLs

Dispelling the Digital
Monitoring Myths

Thursday, 1st February @ 11am - 12pm

Join our Q&A session with experts Katherine Howard and Rob Faulkner to gain valuable insight into digital monitoring and your obligations under KCSIE. We welcome any questions you have.

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Live Webinar for DSLs

Navigating the Latest
Digital Safety Trends

Tuesday, 12th March @ 3pm - 4pm

In this live webinar, learn about the latest dangers in the digital environment and the things that you can do to help keep your students safe.