Here are some top tips for you to consider to fine tune your Securus monitoring software to help optimise its use and ensure pupils are safeguarded from online dangers

• Filter captures by category and allocate to appropriate staff, those who are best equipped can review data relevant to their knowledge and area of expertise.

• Schedule reports to provide a regular, high level summary of activity. These can change over time in-line with positive changes to online behaviour.

• Securus supports the allow listing of websites and applications resulting in reduced capture volume and more concise results.

• Take advantage of the free training we offer via webinars. Sessions are available for technical staff as well as safeguarding leads.

• Securus allows users to prioritise captures of the highest severity through the use of filtering and by defining notifications and alerts.

• Reduce false positive captures by fine tuning the library of words & phrases that are known to be specific to a scenario.

• For remote learners with Windows or Chromebook devices, continue monitoring as normal - once deployed, the software does the rest and captures update to the Console for review.

• The acceptable use policy can be tailored to define the do's and don’ts of computer use at all time but especially during times of remote learning.