Prepare

Each school will be at a different stage in its online safety journey.

Assessing your current practice is an important part of creating a safe and supportive environment in your school. It will help you to identify areas of strength and those requiring improvement.

The Prepare resources help schools assess their readiness to deal with online safety issues and provide suggestions to improve their practices.

They are useful for designing or strengthening school policies and procedures in online safety.

Downloads

The resources can be used on their own or collectively. Once you’ve downloaded the Prepare resources, we encourage you to download the resources from Engage, Educate and Respond.

Prepare 1 - Online safety self-assessment tool (PDF, 324.23KB)

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Use this resource first – it will give you a sense of how prepared your school is and what can be improved.

Prepare 2 - Checklist for developing effective online safety policies and procedures (PDF, 275.98KB)

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Prepare 3 - New technologies risk-assessment tool (PDF, 261.35KB)

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Prepare 4 - Guidelines for social media use - video sharing and online collaboration (PDF, 198.84KB)

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Prepare 5 - Tips for responding to incidents that happen outside school hours (PDF, 188.52KB)

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Prepare 6 - Guidelines for setting up a gaming club (PDF, 269.11KB)