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School Online-Safety Evidence Proforma

Optional evidence record for online-safety policies, support and reporting mechanisms, staff training, teaching and learning, and whole-school community engagement and education. It is designed for senior leaders in maintained and academy primary and secondary schools in England that choose to record this evidence; an equivalent evidence record may be used instead.

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School Online-Safety Evidence Proforma

Version
v1
Updated
1 October 2026
Audience
Senior leaders and designated staff in maintained and academy primary and secondary schools in England. This form is not intended for independent schools.
Jurisdiction
england

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Use this optional record to organise evidence, supporting-document references and identified actions across the online-safety areas covered below. Complete only the sections relevant to your school's chosen evidence-recording approach.

School and review details

School name

Required

Enter the name of the school to which this evidence record relates.

School name

School phase

Required

Select all phases that apply to this evidence record.

Choose all that apply

  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Through-school

Person completing the record

Required

Enter the name and role of the person completing this record.

Name and role

Date of review

Required

Enter the date on which this evidence record was completed or reviewed.

Day
Month
Year

Scope of this record

Required

Select the areas covered by this submission.

Choose all that apply

  • Policies and governance
  • Support and reporting mechanisms
  • Staff training
  • Teaching and learning
  • Whole-school community engagement and education
  • Actions and follow-up
  • Other

If other, please specify

Online-safety policies and governance

Relevant policy or governance documents

List the document titles, owners and version or review details that provide evidence for this section.

Document title, owner, version or review date

Evidence of policy implementation and oversight

Describe the evidence available, such as approval records, review activity, governance minutes, communication to staff or families, and arrangements for monitoring.

Summarise the evidence and where it can be found

Policy and governance evidence status

Select the status that best describes the evidence recorded.

Choose one

  • Evidence is established and current
  • Evidence is partly established
  • Evidence or documentation is under review
  • Not recorded in this submission

Support and reporting mechanisms

Support and reporting routes available

Select the routes evidenced by your records.

Choose all that apply

  • Named trusted adults or safeguarding staff
  • In-school reporting route
  • Anonymous or confidential reporting route
  • Technical or platform reporting route
  • Parent or carer support route
  • External advice or referral route
  • Other

If other, please specify

Evidence of support and reporting arrangements

Describe how routes are communicated, managed, monitored and reviewed. Do not include identifiable pupil or staff case details.

Describe the arrangements and supporting evidence

Staff training

Staff groups included in the evidence

Select the staff groups covered by the training evidence.

Choose all that apply

  • Teaching staff
  • Support staff
  • Safeguarding staff
  • Senior leaders
  • Governors or trustees
  • Temporary, supply or agency staff
  • Other

If other, please specify

Evidence of staff training

Record training dates or cycles, topics, attendance or completion records, induction arrangements and any identified development needs.

Training records and identified needs

Teaching and learning

Teaching and learning evidence areas

Select the areas evidenced in the records supplied.

Choose all that apply

  • Curriculum planning
  • Age- or phase-appropriate provision
  • Critical thinking and digital literacy
  • Relationships, behaviour and respectful communication
  • Privacy, security and responsible use
  • Recognition and response to online harm
  • Assessment or evaluation of learning
  • Other

If other, please specify

Evidence of teaching and learning

Describe relevant curriculum plans, lesson materials, pupil work, monitoring records or evaluation findings. Do not include personal data about individual pupils.

Describe the evidence and its location

Whole-school community engagement and education

Community groups engaged or informed

Select the groups for which engagement or education evidence is recorded.

Choose all that apply

  • Pupils
  • Parents or carers
  • Staff
  • Governors or trustees
  • Local or community partners
  • Other

If other, please specify

Evidence of community engagement and education

Record activities, communications, events, resources, participation information or feedback that support this section.

Activity, audience, date and supporting record

Supporting documents and actions

Supporting document references

List document titles, dates, locations or internal reference numbers. Do not upload documents or enter confidential personal information here.

Document title and reference

Identified actions

Record any actions arising from the evidence, including the intended outcome and how progress will be monitored.

Action, intended outcome and monitoring approach

Priority of identified actions

Select the priority that applies to the actions recorded above.

Choose one

  • No actions identified
  • Routine improvement
  • Planned priority
  • Urgent priority

Next review date

If follow-up is planned, enter the date for the next review of this record or its actions.

Day
Month
Year

I have checked this record for unnecessary personal or confidential information

Required

Select this only after checking that the record contains evidence and references without unnecessary identifiable case details.

  • Tick when complete
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