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Privacy & Duty of Care - finding the balance...
- Hellen G
- Jul 18, 2019
- 3 min read
Updated: Mar 19
Students these days are digital natives, while parents and teachers are not. All of this means we need easy-to-use, powerful tool like Senso to help these teachers support students online.
Why does our School need to use this kind of Software?
-Helps teachers to interact with the students through their devices.
-Enables use of technology during lessons
-Teachers can quickly and efficiently remove any distractions such as gaming or social media
-Gives teachers more confidence to use technology and make the most out of this teaching resource.
-It is necessary for online exam proctoring
We have BYOD, how can we better improve online security?
Reluctance to monitor BYOD means some schools may find it difficult to achieve this effectively. Given schools’ duty of care to students, we believe it is reasonable to obtain parental consent to install student devices.. Senso has many configurations so the client can automatically switch off outside of the schools IP address and outside of school hours.
Bear in mind though: SENSO WILL ONLY WORK ON BYOD IF THE DEVICE IS MANAGED BY THE SCHOOL THROUGH INTUNE OR GOOGLE
How to answer Parents concerns about monitoring:
Can my child be monitored or contacted at home?
Senso is configured to switched off screen viewing/or the client entirely whilst outside of your schools’ IP address.
There are lots of different configurations available that mean school staff can't log in out of school hours or from home.
If you have opted for the Filter module the blocks on certain websites will still remain in place to stop students accidentally accessing harmful or inappropriate material.
What personal information does Senso Log?
If the device name is the same as the students that could openly identify the student’s activity. That’s the ONLY way that personal details could be logged. Obviously, we make sure that isn’t the case so that the information logged only pertains to the activity on the device.
Is this Software legal to use? Is it GDPR compliant?
As long as there is a justification for using Monitoring software. Schools have urgently needed something to prevent gaming during lessons, to ensure no cheating occurs during online exams and to ensure school equipment isn't misused.
Who can I talk to if I have any issues with the software?
Contact your systems administrator or Senso directly we will be happy to help.
What is Duty of Care and why is it so important?
See more here:
Monitoring software to cover Duty of care for online safety:
The move to online work brings countless benefits but there are important considerations to be made concerning the safety of your child online.
Senso’s Keyword libraries that are updated regularly which look for keywords relating to online gaming, gambling, pornography, self-harm, grooming, radicalisation, weapons and many more, these are all areas your child could be exposed to online.
In many other countries Monitoring software on school devices is a legal requirement.
But we don't want to be 'big brothers' to our students, they should learn to deal with the distractions and dangers of the internet themselves….
When it comes to the Safeguarding module– if you choose this module. Senso provides the opportunity to "teach a child to cross the road" for the Internet. They can learn to deal with risks under supervision; safe that there is someone nearby to pick them up if they fall. Senso is completely configurable so you can be completely open about what students can and cannot do. You can also adapt it to different age groups and needs of different students.
At the end of the day if the child is using your network resources and teaching time then some degree of supervision to keep students engaged and safe, is absolutely reasonable, as long as everyone is aware of the measures you have taken.
Other important considerations:
-Technology provision is about what best suits learning
- Schools are positioned to have much more knowledge about this than individual parents.
- Schools have much more purchasing power than an individual parent, so could the financial proposal for your school be the same either way?
If you would like to talk more about this or any other aspect of the software please let me know when would suit you and we'll be happy to set up a call.
Duty of care and safeguarding Sample regulations:
Europe
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