Evolution Education Limited
Company Number 14142140
Part of Evolution Sports Group
Purpose
To protect students and staff from online risks, promote responsible digital citizenship, and meet KCSIE, Prevent and Independent School Standards expectations for online safety, filtering and monitoring.
Scope
All use of school devices, networks, learning platforms and online activity arranged or supervised by Evolution Education, including remote or blended learning.
Definitions
- **Filtering:** technical controls restricting access to harmful content.
- **Monitoring:** proportionate oversight of school systems to identify risk.
- **Online harms:** including cyberbullying, grooming, exploitation, radicalisation,
misinformation, and unsafe use of generative AI.
Responsibilities
- The Designated Safeguarding Lead leads online safety strategy and concerns.
- Leaders ensure filtering and monitoring arrangements are in place and reviewed.
- Teachers plan safe technology use and educate students about online risks.
- All staff report online safeguarding concerns under the Child Protection Policy.
- Students are supported to use technology safely and report worries to a trusted
adult.
Procedures
Education
Online safety is taught through Personal Development, computing-related learning and pastoral work, covering social media, gaming, privacy, cyberbullying, radicalisation risks and safe, ethical use of AI.
Systems
School devices and networks use age-appropriate filtering and monitoring.
Bypassing controls is prohibited. Personal devices may be restricted under site rules.
Response to concerns
Concerns are recorded and managed under safeguarding procedures, with parents, commissioners and external agencies involved as required. Illegal content is reported to the appropriate authorities.
Staff conduct
Staff follow the Staff Code of Conduct for professional online communication and never use personal social media to contact students.
Monitoring
The Leadership Team monitors implementation through learning walks, safeguarding reviews, incident analysis, staff feedback, student voice and commissioner feedback. Findings inform training and school improvement planning.
Review Cycle
This policy is reviewed at least annually, or sooner following changes in legislation, statutory guidance, or significant incidents. Next formal review:
This policy is reviewed at least annually by the Proprietor / Leadership Team.
Related Policies
Child Protection and Safeguarding; Behaviour for Learning; Attendance; SEND; Complaints; Equality, Inclusion and Anti-Discrimination; Prevent; Online Safety; Safer Recruitment; Staff Code of Conduct; Low-Level Concerns; Whistleblowing; Health and Safety; First Aid; Data Protection; Curriculum; Admissions.
Legislation and guidance
This policy has regard to the Education (Independent School Standards)
Regulations 2014, Keeping Children Safe in Education (latest DfE edition), Working Together to Safeguard Children, the Equality Act 2010, the Data Protection Act 2018 and UK GDPR, and other DfE statutory and non-statutory guidance relevant to the subject of this policy. Where Independent School registration is completed, this policy will be reviewed against any updated registration conditions and DfE requirements.