Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) 2025 Updates

The Department for Education published its Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) 2025 guidance close to the end of the summer 2024 term. Whilst most of the changes were minor, the late publication of the document allows little time for schools to prepare, as the standards came into force on 1st September 2025.

New-style Ofsted inspections also resume this November, where Ofsted will implement new report cards and a five-point grading scale; this will include a stand-alone safeguarding judgement in which schools will be expected to provide clear, demonstrable evidence that their digital safeguarding policies are both effective and compliant with statutory requirements.

To help schools prepare, Schools Broadband has created a free digital guide to online safeguarding standards which includes requirements for KCSiE 2025 updates.

We’ve outlined key checks that Ofsted inspectors have historically looked for during previous inspections. While the framework may be evolving, these established areas of scrutiny remain essential indicators of compliance and will guide the types of evidence schools should begin gathering, in anticipation of the new inspection format later this year.

Under KCSiE guidance, schools are expected to carry out an annual review of all safeguarding standards, including filtering, monitoring, staff training and wider safeguarding systems. It’s also important to note that monitoring is now required alongside filtering.

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