eLearning
Online safety: the essentials
Online safety
Online Risks
Last reviewed on 2 September 2024
This course is fully up to date with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2023, as published by the DfE on 1 September 2023. We're currently updating it to reflect the new KCSIE 2024, to be ready for you in the autumn term.
The government's non-statutory guidance on responding to the sharing of nude and semi-nude imagery was updated in March 2024. We'll update this eLearning ready for September. In the meantime, take a look at our summary of changes to the guidance on The Key Leaders.
| Course length | About 25 minutes |
| Suitable for | All staff, volunteers and contractors |
In around 25 to 28 minutes this course covers:
- The main risks to children online
- Avoiding victim blaming language and behaviour
- The signs to look and listen out for
- How to act if you suspect a child is being harmed online
Use it to:
- Equip all your staff and volunteers to help keep children safe online
- Meet your responsibility under Keeping Children Safe in Education to train your staff in online safety
Helping schools get safeguarding right. Every time.
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- Over 45,000 staff trained using our eLearning
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