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Best Practice Updates

👩🏽‍🏫👨🏽‍💻 Since we have been talking to schools and multi academy trusts about the SLT digital lead, there have been a lot of questions about who that should be in the organisation. There’s often an assumption that it should automatically be the IT Manager, technician, or Data Protection Lead.  In this article, we explore the profile of an effective SLT Digital Lead and their critical role in shaping digital strategy, integrating technology into teaching and learning, ensuring business continuity, strengthening cybersecurity, and optimising administrative processes.

  1. Fylde Coast Academy Trust Cyber Attack This Week
  2. Calling all IT leads in schools and mult academy trusts!
  3. Ransomware cyber attack on a school in Bromley
  4. School hit by Cyber Attack
  5. DfE Digital Standards for Schools and Colleges Tracker
  6. Schools and Trusts Best Practice Area
  7. ESFA Cyber Essentials Requirement for Colleges from 2024/2025
  8. ICO Reprimands a School
  9. Out of date technology
  10. Data Retention and the Pupil File
  11. Have you assigned your SLT Digital Lead yet?
  12. Getting Started with AI (Artificial Intelligence)
  13. Cyber attack on a school during half term
  14. The rise of cyber attacks in schools are causing pupils to miss classes
  15. Cyber attack on a Trust; the aftermath
  16. School Focus: The Vale Federation | Aylesbury
  17. DfE Dealing with Subject Access Requests (SARs) Guidance
  18. Update to the Guidance on Information Sharing from the DfE
  19. Product Focus on Checklists : End of Term Checklist
  20. Product Focus on Checklists : Social Media
  21. Product Focus on Checklists : Lettings
  22. Milk Island: The secret location that allows children to view restricted content on Google Maps
  23. Free Cyber help, advice and training with the Cyber Resilience Centres
  24. The Perils of Paper: The Printing Vulnerability
  25. Product Focus on Checklists : Governors and Data
  26. Product Focus on Checklists : Site Moves
  27. Cyber attack on a University
  28. Product Focus on Checklists : Bring your own device
  29. Product Focus on Checklists : Working out of school/offsite
  30. Cyber Attack on a School
  31. Major cyber-criminal gang Lockbit brought down by UK Law Enforcement
  32. Product Focus on Checklists : Photos and video
  33. Safer Internet Day 2024
  34. Kent Councils Data Breach
  35. Free cyber training for staff
  36. DfE Digital Standards Update
  37. ClassCharts Possible Data Breach
  38. School Focus: St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School | Brighton
  39. Guardians of Privacy: 16. Social Media Checklist
  40. Guardians of Privacy: 15. Navigating Social Media in Educational Settings Summary
  41. Guardians of Privacy: 14. Social Media and Cyber Bullying
  42. Guardians of Privacy: 13. Social Media, Copyright and Intellectual Property
  43. Guardians of Privacy: 12. Social Media and Going Viral
  44. Guardians of Privacy: 11. Staff Social Media Accounts
  45. Guardians of Privacy: 9. Social Media and Morality
  46. New Resources for Schools from the ICO
  47. Guardians of Privacy: 8. Social Media Policies
  48. Guardians of Privacy: 7. Social Media Data Retention
  49. Guardians of Privacy: 6. Posting Safely
  50. Guardians of Privacy: 5. Social Media and Consent
  51. Guardians of Privacy: 4. Social Media Access Control
  52. Guardians of Privacy: 3. Social Media Channels
  53. Guardians of Privacy: 2. Law and Regulations
  54. Phishing attacks targeting schools - alert from City of London Police
  55. The ICO reprimands a Multi Academy Trust
  56. Guidance for the use of school email and applying email retention in schools
  57. Data Protection Tips for Early Years Settings
  58. Update on Advisory for Rhysida Ransomware
  59. Google for Education Resources: Helping IT Admins meet DfE digital and technology standards
  60. Lettings Best Practice and Guidance
  61. The UK Online Safety Bill becomes an Act (Law)
  62. Considerations when migrating to a new MIS
  63. The importance of software updates (PaperCut vulnerability and Rhysida ransomware)
  64. Public bodies and sensitive data
  65. ICO: 10 Step guide to sharing information to safeguard children
  66. Email and Security: ICO recent guidance
  67. Social Media Policy
  68. Data Protection and Cyber Security (Inset Day) Training Ideas
  69. Changes to Microsoft Free Licensing for Schools
  70. What to do in the event of a Cyber Attack
  71. How KCSIE is linked to Cyber Strategy
  72. VICE SOCIETY - Ransomware attacks on schools
  73. Using Tags if you are a group of organisations in the DPE Knowledge Bank
  74. Cyber Insurance in the Public Sector
  75. Cyber Attack: Leytonstone School
  76. The ICO Reprimands a school
  77. Cyber Attack: Dorchester School
  78. Knowledge Bank Role Types: Admin, Staff and Trustee
  79. Cyber Attack: Wiltshire School
  80. Types of Cyber Attacks: The Insider Threat
  81. Why your data is profitable to cyber criminals
  82. Striking Data Breach
  83. January Cyber update - How Can Schools Help Prevent Cyber Attacks?
  84. FOI: Vaccination Justifications
  85. The Education sector now at highest risk of cyber attacks
  86. Schools Blocked from Using Facial Recognition Systems
  87. The Children's Code
  88. Cyber Attacks
  89. Protocol for Setting Up and Delivery of Online Teaching and Learning
  90. Class Dojo International Data Sharing
  91. Secure file transfer of files using Royal Mail
  92. Emergency contacts and consent
  93. Best Practice for Managing Photos and Video
  94. Headteacher fined for breach of data protection legislation

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