Schools are under more pressure than ever to stay on top of what students are doing, saying, and sharing online. With classroom sizes growing and busy workloads, spotting every risk can feel impossible.

At the same time, new digital threats are surfacing faster than schools can respond. How do you respond to this safeguarding challenge that’s growing in both scale and complexity?

Join our interactive roundtable where you’ll join school leaders and safeguarding specialists to share experiences, challenges, discuss what’s working (and what isn’t), and leave with practical steps to strengthen safeguarding in your own school.

It’s not a sales pitch.
It’s not a technical webinar.
It’s an open, collaborative conversation.

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 What to Expect

Guided by Katherine Howard, Head of Education & Wellbeing (UK) at Smoothwall, you’ll explore safeguarding from every angle – awareness, monitoring, filtering, intervention, and reporting.

With over 20 years’ experience in education, Katherine will lead an interactive, insight-driven discussion on:

What’s working, what isn’t in digital safeguarding today
What’s working, what isn’t in digital safeguarding today
How schools are managing monitoring and filtering in practice
How schools are managing monitoring and filtering in practice
Best practices for building safeguarding awareness across staff and students
Best practices for building safeguarding awareness across staff and students
Real-world strategies for intervention and reporting when issues arise
Real-world strategies for intervention and reporting when issues arise

 

You’ll participate in the discussion, share your thoughts, hear from your peers and walk away with:

  • Practical takeaways you can apply immediately

  • Fresh perspectives on safeguarding challenges

  • A stronger sense of community with other education leaders

Who Should Join?

This roundtable is designed for school and trust leaders responsible for safeguarding and student wellbeing, including:

  • Headteachers & Deputy Heads

  • School Business Managers

  • Safeguarding & Pastoral Leads

  • Child Protection Specialists

Event Details

Date: 15 October 2025

Time: 2 PM

Duration: 45-60 minutes

Format: Virtual Roundtable via Zoom

Cameras On Encouraged: This is a conversation, not a webinar

Spaces are limited to keep the discussion interactive.