DfE Filtering and Monitoring Standards Updates 2024: What You Need to Know

By Smoothwall
Published 08 November, 2024
1 minute read

The Department of Education has updated its Filtering and Monitoring Standards for Schools and Colleges. These guidelines specify the standards educational settings should already be adhering to with their filtering and monitoring strategies. See our guide below for everything you need to know, including the recent changes.

It’s imperative to understand your responsibilities as laid out in the DFE's Filtering and Monitoring Standards, to ensure that your students, staff and networks are adequately protected from digital risks. 

The document covers the roles and responsibilities of senior leadership teams (SLTs), IT support, designated safeguarding leads (DSLs), headteachers, governors, proprietors and anyone else involved in digital safeguarding in education.

Our digital experts have produced a guide that provides a summary of all the key updates, with clear explanations to help you navigate the changes. Download your free copy below.

If you have any questions about the changes, or would like to learn more about your digital safeguarding responsibilities, talk to one of our experts at enquiries@smoothwall.com. We're happy to help.

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Understand the key changes that impact your role with our easy-to-read guide: DfE Web Filtering and Monitoring Standards: What Schools, Colleges and MATs Need to Know

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