Two years on and it was time for another Online Safety Mark Assessors Update Training; today was a hybrid version, with some in situ at the Lysaught Institute in Newport, Wales (8 individuals) and others joining online (10 people). Whilst it was lovely to see some familiar faces, it was great to meet a few new ones and do a …
Online Safety Mark Assessors Update Training Day (virtual and Newport, Wales)
How time flies! Two years on and it is time for me to be updated once again by the hugely knowledgeable and competent band at the UK Safer Internet Centre (UK SIC)/South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL), namely Ron Richards, David Wright, Andrew Williams, Ken Corish and Carmel Glassbrook. Whilst some were gathered at the Lysaght Institute in Newport, Wales, several, …
Online Safety Day 2021
A great means of obtaining the latest resources, tools and guidance to support you in keeping children and young people safe online for the new academic year.
It was time, once again, for the annual South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL) Online Safety Day. I made sure that I earmarked the day on my calendar so that I could attend their afternoon event, which brought together eight guest speakers, all leading professionals in the field of online safety. SWGfL’s aim was to collaborate with some of the most …
Online Safety Mark Assessor Update Training
Well, like many other things, the Online Safety Mark Assessor Update Training went virtual this year. Not quite the same as all being in one room and chatting with individuals face-to-face, but still high-quality delivery and up-to-date information relayed from representatives based at SWGfL and the UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC). The day began with a welcome, introductions and protocols …
Online Safety Mark Assessors’ Update Training
Rodney Parade Stadium, home to Newport Gwent Dragons, called this morning; for an Online Safety Mark Assessors’ Update Training session and not for anything rugby-related, I hasten to add! After helping ourselves to refreshments, we were welcomed by Ron Richards and introduced to a number of representatives from South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL) (https://swgfl.org.uk/), namely David Wright, Andrew Williams, …
SWGfL Online Safety Live, Lakefield C of E Primary School, Gloucestershire
Well, Monday afternoon saw me back at Lakefield C of E Primary School in Frampton-on-Severn, Gloucestershire (https://www.lakefield.gloucs.sch.uk/gloucs/primary/lakefield), this time for a Online Safety Live event (https://swgfl.org.uk/training-events/online-safety-live/) delivered by representatives from SWGfL and not to conduct a grueling Online Safety Mark assessment! Following on from the latter than I carried out last July, it was agreed that one ‘area for development’ …
Online Safety Mark Accredited Assessor Update Training
A hugely intensive, but highly informative and very thought-provoking day. Many thanks to Ron Richards, Ken Corish and Andrew Williams for sharing their endless knowledge, expertise and experiences so willingly. Participants were also forthcoming in adding comments and providing feedback to the presenters throughout the event too, which was great. My, along with many others’, log in to Skype for …