Online Safety Training and Digital Safeguarding
The internet brings real benefits to children and young people, alongside real risks. This course, which was previously called E-Safety Training and Online Safety Training, gives all school and college staff the awareness they need to understand those risks, recognise the warning signs, and know what to do when something goes wrong.
To access this e-learning course for £30+VAT per user, visit our course booking page and view the e-learning section.
To see the range of e-learning we have available, click here.
Description
This course covers the risks and benefits of children and young people being online, using the “four Cs” framework: commerce, content, contact and conduct. It looks at how online abuse can take many forms, including cyberbullying, grooming, sexting and radicalisation, and uses a real-world case study to show how grooming can develop and what a young person can do about it.
The course also covers how schools and colleges protect children online in practice: mobile phone policies, filtering and monitoring systems, data protection, and acceptable use agreements. It looks at the growing role of artificial intelligence in daily life, including the risks of deepfakes, misinformation, data privacy and over-reliance on AI chatbots, and how staff and pupils can use AI tools more safely. It closes with clear guidance on how to handle a disclosure and where to report a concern, including CEOP, the Internet Watch Foundation and Action Fraud.
Throughout, the course uses real statistics, scenarios and interactive activities to help staff apply what they've learned, rather than simply reading through policy.
This course must be completed alongside Safeguarding in Education. Staff need both courses to meet the safeguarding training requirements set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).
Who should take this online safety course?
This course is for anyone working in a school or college, regardless of role, including those who don't work directly with children. This includes:
Teaching staff
Teaching assistants and learning support staff
Admin and office staff
Catering and kitchen staff
Site, premises and maintenance staff
Any other staff working regularly in a school or college setting
What does this online safety training cover?
The risks and benefits of children and young people being online
The four Cs of online risk: commerce, content, contact and conduct
Online abuse, including cyberbullying, grooming and the sharing of nudes and semi-nudes
How schools protect children online, including mobile phone policies, filtering and monitoring, and data protection
The risks and safe use of AI, including deepfakes, misinformation and data privacy
How to recognise a child at risk online, handle a disclosure, and report a concern
Online Safety and Digital Safeguarding Course Certificate and Assessment
After completing this course, learners will be able to download and print a Virtual College certificate, which they can keep for their records.
At the end of this online safety training course, you will need to complete a test that consists of 15 multiple choice questions. Learners are required to achieve a 75% pass mark, and - if necessary - may attempt the test six times at no extra cost. If learners do not achieve the 75% pass mark, further attempts may be given by contacting our support team.
Duration
This online safety training course takes around 1 hour to complete. As it's all online, you can complete it at your own pace, in stages, with your progress recorded throughout and as long as you like spent on each section.
To access this e-learning course for £30+VAT per user, visit our course booking page and view the e-learning section.
To see the range of e-learning we have available, click here.