360 DEGREE SAFE NEWS

• Some changes to the titles of some aspects. The new aspect titles affected are (new additional text is shown in italics):

• Some changes to the wording of the level statements, to bring them up to date with recent changes / developments eg the removal of references to Becta in the text. Generally these should not alter a school's judgements about their level. The paper version of the tool has not yet been amended, but we hope to amend this over the next few weeks. 
• The benchmark level for Information Literacy has been changed from level 3 to level 2. Schools applying for the E-Safety Mark will not be penalised in any E-Safety Mark Assessments in the coming months if they do not reach level 2.
• The links to resources and documents section has been updated for most aspects to remove dead links (eg Becta & DCFS websites) and to add new resources that have been written or updated since 360 degree safe was published.

Published: 01/09/2011 17:31:40

E-Safety Mark Schools

School	LA	Phase
Bradon Forest	Swindon	Secondary
Heles School	Plymouth	Secondary
Saltash School	Cornwall	Secondary
St Marks School, Weston S Mare	North Somerset	Primary
St Josephs School, Portishead	North Somerset	Primary
Gateacre School	Liverpool	Secondary
Marlbrook School, Hereford	Herefordshire	Primary
Brooke School, Rugby	Warwickshire	Special
Willenhall School Sports College	Walsall	Secondary
Stroud High School	Gloucestershire	Secondary
Hasbury CE Primary School	Dudley	Primary
Painsley Catholic College	Staffordshire	Secondary
Haygrove School, Bridgwater	Somerset	Secondary
Slim School, Hohne, Germany	SCE	Primary
Chasetown Community School, Burntwood	Staffordshire	Special
Abbey Park Middle School, Pershore	Worcestershire	Middle
Etone College, Nuneaton	Warwickshire	Secondary
Priors Field Primary School	Warwickshire	Primary
Hamworthy Middle School, Poole	Poole	Middle
Henley in Arden	Warwickshire	Primary
St Davids School	SCE	Primary

We are sure that these schools will be willing to share their experiences with others. If you would like to make contact please let us know by sending an email to 360safe@swgfl.org.uk.

Published: 01/09/2011 17:26:43

South West Grid for Learning collected the prestigious Nominet "Making the Internet Safer" Award in recognition of 360 degree safe on the 28th July 2011 at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. 

This latest award for 360 degree safe follows on from success
at the BETT Awards in January and the ISPA Awards earlier  
in July.


Click here for full details

Published: 01/09/2011 17:35:57

South West Grid for Learning (SWGfL) is thrilled to have been nominated as a finalist for the Internet Safety and Security Award at the ISPAs 2011 – the 13th Annual UK Internet Industry Awards for the 360 degree safe Online Safety Tool. The winner will be announced at a Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony at the Lancaster London Hotel on 7th July 2011.

The Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA UK) have organised the UK Internet Industry Awards since 1999, the awards celebrate best practice and the best in the Internet Industry and are awarded to people and organisations by experts and peers from the field.


Published: 02/06/2011 16:47:00

South West Grid for Learning is celebrating its BETT Award for its highly regarded 360 degree safe self review tool for e-safety in schools. The BETT Awards recognise outstanding educational products and learning solutions, and with a huge number of entries, are seen as the most prestigious in the sector.

360 degree safe is a user friendly, online tool which allows schools to review their e-safety provision, benchmark it against other schools and to develop an action plan for improvement. The BETT Award judges, consisting of influential stakeholders within the education sector and technology industry recognised the quality and effectiveness of the 360 degree safe resource which is provided free of charge to schools.

The South West Grid for Learning Trust (SWGfL) continues to develop a reputation nationally and internationally for the quality of its e-safety work with schools and with other organisations that work with young people.

South West Grid for Learning was thrilled to win the Leadership and Management Solutions award at the 2011 BETT Awards, held at a prestigious gala dinner at the London Hilton, Park Lane, on the 13 January 2011.

The BETT Award judges commented: “The judges found this to be an incredibly powerful tool that offers schools a process for identifying strengths and weaknesses in their e-safety provision. Offering immediate feedback, the system helps leaders and practitioners to continually improve. The tool also provides examples of good practice and expert opinion. This, along with the action plan allows school leaders to make informed decisions.”

They went on to give their reasons: “It was “clear winner” by the fact that it engages the school community in the whole processes around this important issue. This is an excellent way for schools to move forward. It is free, comprehensive, easy to use and developed clearly with users in mind. The resources and advice that is available is good and saves time.”

David Wright, SWGfL E-Safety Lead Consultant commented: “We are thrilled to win this award, recognising the quality of our work in the field of e-safety. As an organisation which supports the innovative and safe use of technology in education, we work very hard to ensure that we deliver every school an excellent and cost effective service.”

Despite the unquestionable excellence of 360 degree safe, SWGfL continues to work tirelessly to further improve the tool.

Details of the award can be found at www.emapawards.com/bettawards2011


Published: 14/01/2011 09:44:04