Impero’s response

to e-safety

developments

Sally-Ann Griffiths

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

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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

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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

and radicalisation

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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

thank youany questions?

sgriffiths@imperosoftware.com

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