A new set of measures announced today by the British Education Secretary, Nicky Morgan, would see schools monitoring students’ internet use to protect them from cyberbullying, pornography, and radicalisation. The measures would also require the installation of filtering systems on computers, as the Department for Education (DfE) believes such strengthened measures are necessary to stop children accessing material information on ISIS and then potentially travelling to Syria. David Wright, director of the UK Safer Internet Centre, said: “It’s great that online safety is being incorporated into this document. The UK Safer Internet Centre is ready to work with DfE to explore how best to support schools in meeting this new requirement.”
A new set of measures announced yesterday by the British Education Secretary, Nicky Morgan, would see schools monitoring students’ internet use to protect them from cyberbullying, pornography, and radicalisation. The measures would also require the installation of filtering systems on computers, as the Department for Education (DfE) believes such strengthened measures are necessary to stop children accessing material information on ISIS and then potentially travelling to Syria. David Wright, director of the UK Safer Internet Centre, said: “It’s great that online safety is being incorporated into this document. The UK Safer Internet Centre is ready to work with DfE to explore how best to support schools in meeting this new requirement.”