This Ofsted Inspection checklist can be used to assess the monitoring standards that are in place at the school for Ofsted Inspections, adhering to Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024 and the Prevent Duty:
Ensure Your School Meets Ofsted Standards for Monitoring
Download our printable Ofsted Inspection Checklist to prepare for your next Ofsted Inspection and uphold safeguarding standards in your School or Multi Academy Trust.
Also, check out our updated list of Ofsted safeguarding questions
- Online safety & child protection policies are in place
- The school acceptable use policies are in place and up to date for digital users
- Procedures for ensuring online safety policies are updated regularly
- The school identifies whether policies are clear, understood and adhered to
- The monitoring solution in place supports both pupils and staff online safety
- The monitoring solution protects pupils from radicalisation & extremist content & alerts to incidents such as racism, bullying, mental health, exploitation, self harm, drugs & weapons, hacking, grooming etc.
- All incidents of concern are recorded and followed up
- All staff receive appropriate online safety training
- The school educate parents and the school community with online safety
- School Governors understand how the monitoring solution is used within the school
- The school regularly educates students to build knowledge & skills required to ensure a safe online environment
- The school ensures students access the internet in an age-appropriate way
- The school effectively protects vulnerable children & SEND students from accessing harmful content
- Social media platforms are monitored on the school network
- Robust incident reporting processes are in place for students
- A monitoring solution is in place across all devices, platforms & applications
Having the right monitoring tools in place to fulfil your duty of care is vital for schools and Multi Academy Trusts
Securus digital monitoring, with its unique screen scanning capabilities, offers protection across ALL devices and applications, ensuring the welfare and wellbeing of pupils by safeguarding against concerns such as bullying, racism, sexual exploitation, radicalisation, hacking, mental health & wellbeing, hate speach, suicide and self harm, substance abuse and gang culture to name a few.