The qualification has been designed specifically for schools, to help them improve the standards of e-safety amongst
staff and young people, and follows a 2010 report2 by Ofsted that recommends that schools should: •
audit the training needs of all
staff and provide training to improve their knowledge of and expertise in the safe and appropriate use of new technologies • work closely with all families to help them ensure that their children use new technologies safely and responsibly both at home and at school • provide an age - related, comprehensive curriculum for e-safety which enables pupils to
become safe and responsible users of new technologies.