Impero’s response
to e-safety
developments
Sally-Ann Griffiths
online safety
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online safety
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online safety
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online safety
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why blocking isn’t the answer
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risks lie in:
why blocking isn’t the answer
the ultimate goal!
e-safety management in schools
• Filtering
• Anti-virus
• Patch updates
• E-safety monitoring
a best practice approach
Policy
(& procedures)
Technology Safe use
Adapted from model by Alan Mackenzie, safe ICT consultancy
www.esafety-adviser.com
So, what has Impero
been doing to help
schools with
safeguarding?
you may have seen Impero in the media
recently!
what is Impero Education Pro?
• Teachers to teach (without being IT experts)
• Network Managers to manage and protect their network
• SLT to enforce AUP’s and identify children that may be at risk from harm
• Students to make safe, responsible choices when using ICT and stay on
task as well as report any concerns they may have to a designated member
of staff
Classroom Control, e-safety monitoring and network management software that enables:
real example
anti-terrorism, extremism and radicalisation
terms
• Ideology e.g. Islamism, jihadi
• Hate Speech e.g. Apostate, Yahud
• Terrorist Organisation e.g. Al Farouq institute for cubs
• Extremist Organisation e.g. BNP/Golden Dawn/Jemaat-e-Islami
• Terrorist Individual e.g. Jihadi John, Zahra Halane
• Extremist Individual e.g. Raza Nadim
• Action e.g. suicide bomber, decapitate
• Reference e.g. Message to America
• Over 1,000 terms, including Arabic script
new keyword detection policy
build a picture over a period of time to help
assess risk
Message
to America
John
Cantile
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John
Cantlie
build a picture over a period of time to help
assess risk
Message
to America
John
Cantile
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John
Cantile
build a picture over a period of time to help
assess risk
Message
to America
?
Message to
America
John
Cantlie
build a picture over a period of time to help
assess risk
build a picture over a period of time to help
assess risk
Message
to America
?
Message to
America
John
Cantlie
caliphate
build a picture over a period of time to help
assess risk
build a picture over a period of time to help
assess risk
Message
to America
John
Cantlie
caliphate
Any other
signs/risk
factors?
Potentially at risk of
radicalisation?
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• Anti- terrorism, extremism
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quick sample
Keyword Definition
Cotton wool
method
Bio-oil
An hero
Thigh gap
Pic for pic
Stage make-up
student tools - confide
checklist for a good monitoring system
• Explanations of keywords detected
• Specialist input into the detection policies
• Use of screen captures and video captures to give context
• Ability for teachers to view live lesson session data as well as wider
historical logs
• Customisable (add/edit terms/set actions)
• Escalation/audit tools
• Ability for students to report any concerns
• Be something that the teachers are using already as part of their teaching
armoury!
things you may want to consider
safeguarding
• Its all about safeguarding :• Not about criminalising
• Proactively identify children that may be at risk
• Build up patterns of behaviour over time
• Open up dialogues with students
• Empowers tutors and lecturers to intervene in a timely manner• Key evidence to share with DSL’s / LA / Channel programme
• Possibly provide missing link or evidence to back up a hunch
• Early intervention & support
• Explanation of terms so staff can understand context without being experts on
extremism/eating disorders etc. and open up dialogues
keyword monitoring/detection