Dear Colleague, 

Welcome back! This week we have a new dedicated portal for parents to help keep children safe online, along with some vital safeguarding updates and training opportunities to support you and colleagues in your safeguarding role:

• ParentSafe – new portal to share with parents and carers
• Everyone's Invited - responding to sexual abuse in schools 
• Updated Staff Training & CPD - sign up and share with colleagues
• NEW Cyber Security Alert - read and share with all staff

With parental engagement vital to reinforce those key safeguarding messages, we’ve made it easier for you with ParentSafe – our new one-stop location offers parents support and advice on settings, apps, games, talking to children about life online, screen time and key topics from bullying and porn to extremism and gangs.

Why not download our NEW Digital Family Agreement with example statements to help families agree on shared expectations - available in PDF and electronic versions to write on or edit online.

You will be aware of the government review into sexual abuse in schools following testimonials from young people on the website  'Everyone's Invited'.

Do take a look at Andrew Hall's 'Five steps you should probably take straight away' video for practical steps to help schools respond, and share the NEW dedicated NSPCC helpline 0800 136 663 providing support and advice to potential victims. Please be aware of the Department for Education guidance Sexual violence and sexual harassment between children in schools and colleges relating to peer abuse in schools and Keeping Children Safe in Education for all elements of safeguarding, including allegations against staff.

We've just updated all our online training including DSL, Prevent, County Lines, RSHE and Online Safety in line with recent guidance to bring staff up to date. 

Please read and share this important cyber security alert with colleagues, highlighting the latest threats to schools along with recommended guidance and resources from NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre).

Don't forget there's lots happening at LGfL for other areas of the school beyond safeguarding:

• Brand-New leasing options on devices, making technology affordable. 
• Low-cost devices to training for G Suite and Microsoft or curriculum and technical areas.
• Find out more how LGfL goes far beyond broadband (but we do that rather well too!) here
• Sign up to one of the other newsletters.
• AND do and check out our big plans for 2021 video.

Mark and Mubina

Your LGfL DigiSafe Team

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