Open petition: Fund & mandate Designated Digital Safeguarding Leads in education settings
Created by Amit Singh Kalley
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Require & fund a trained Designated Digital Safeguarding Lead (DDiSL) in every education setting in England to support the DSL in preventing & responding to online harms. Embed age-appropriate digital safeguarding across the school curriculum to help children recognise risks & seek support.
Online grooming, sextortion, image abuse, misogyny, radicalisation and AI-enabled abuse can devastate children's lives. We feel that DSLs are being asked to do too much. A funded DDiSL could help staff spot risks earlier, support families and strengthen prevention alongside the DSL. A regularly updated curriculum could help children recognise manipulation, understand consent and seek help. Children deserve protection before harm happens, and schools need funded and trained support to provide it.
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