Web Filtering - Offsite Devices (Netsweeper) (optional add-on)
About the Service
This add-on service is available for schools that subscribe to our Broadband and Online Services bundle. Our Web Filtering – Offsite Devices (Netsweeper) service allows students to safely use school owned devices whilst away from school and the device is not connected to the school's network.
Students will receive the same levels of protection and policies as are enforced for devices in use in school.
Staff will be able to view reports in just the same way as when the student is using devices in school.
The service provides the following functionality (as per the school's main Web Filtering service):
- Education focused web filtering.
- Different filtering policies based on username or group membership.
- Local control to allow your school to manage which websites and categories of websites it wishes to allow or block.
- Monitoring and reporting on web access.
- Meets the DfE recommendations for web filtering to protect pupils online and the standards for schools' web filtering set by the UK Safer Internet centre.
- Illegal content (as listed on the Internet Watch Foundation) always remains blocked and access cannot be overridden by school staff.
What are the benefits?
- Schools can implement granular filtering themselves based on their own classroom or user needs, removing the need to contact Lancashire County Council Education Digital Services to request categories or individual websites to be blocked/unblocked.
- Protects students when learning online.
- Schools do not require any filtering equipment to be installed to use this service. Schools have access to a management portal to run reports and manage their filtering settings.
- Assists schools in fulfilling their safeguarding duties by providing monitoring, alerting and reports.
What's Included?
Service Features
| Feature | Description |
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| Web Filtering - Offsite Devices (Netsweeper) |
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