Digital Safeguarding for Schools

Firewall, Filtering and Monitoring for the Education Sector

Digitally safeguard your students with our Ofsted, KCSIE and DfE compliant firewall, web filtering, monitoring and well-being solutions for schools and Multi Academy Trusts (MATs).

The education sector has a duty of care to all students and a responsibility to create a safe learning environment with procedures to prevent, manage and resolve potential digital safeguarding issues.

Our education specific safeguarding solutions enable schools to protect students online without restricting their ability to learn and grow.

Working with leading safeguarding technology providers such as Smoothwall and Netsweeper, we deliver fully customisable, best in industry solutions that protect students, staff, and your network infrastructure, at every touchpoint.

Our safeguarding solutions can be implemented as individual tools or as a full end to end e-safety infrastructure package, tailored to your school or trust’s needs.

Web Filtering
Firewall
Digital Monitoring
Well-being Platform

It’s time to digitally safeguard your students and adhere to DfE Standards with Tel Group.

Contact us to find out more about our digital safeguarding solutions for schools.

Tel Group’s Digital Safeguarding Solutions

Filtering, Monitoring, Firewall and Well Being

Providing a complete e-safety infrastructure package.

Digital Safeguarding for Schools - Why choose Tel Group

DfE Standards for Filtering and Monitoring

Meeting DfE Digital and Technology Standards

The DfE has released guidance on meeting Filtering and Monitoring Standards within education.

Filtering and monitoring are both important parts of safeguarding students and staff from potentially harmful and inappropriate online material. 

We can help your school meet the DfE regulations, block unauthorised content and websites and monitor usage.

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Smoothwall Digital Safeguarding

Firewall, Web Filtering & Monitoring

Smoothwall Web-Filtering

Web-Filtering for Schools

Web filtering is your school’s way of monitoring web activity and restricting access to sensitive or unsafe websites.

Smoothwall Filter protects students online with real-time, customisable filtering that blocks harmful and inappropriate content without detriment to their digital learning and teaching experience.

Real-time Filtering
True content analysis
Granular control
Hybrid deployment

Smoothwall Firewall

Firewall for Schools

A firewall is your school’s first line of defence against cyber threats on your network that will monitor and control incoming and outgoing network traffic.

Smoothwall firewall features anti-malware protection, anonymous proxy detection & blocking, and intrusion detection & prevention to provide you with a complete all-in-one protection package, purpose-built for the education sector.

Next Generation Firewall
Layer 7 Application Control
Intrusion Detection and Prevention

Smoothwall Monitoring

Monitoring for Schools

Digital monitoring solutions operate in the background of your schools’ devices, analysing all user activity in real time and instantly alerting your safeguarding teams of anything unusual.

Smoothwall Monitor helps schools to proactively detect online risks before they become real-life incidents, with the software outlining what the digital incident was and who it involved, allowing you to take prompt action.

Proactive Real-Time Monitoring
Online and Offline Monitoring
Auto Pre-Grading
Alert Notifications

Netsweeper Digital Safeguarding

Web Filtering & Monitoring

Netsweeper nFilter

Web Content Filtering

nFilter is an AI driven, software based web filter that categorises and analyses content in real time for fast, accurate protection. It’s easy to deploy, highly customisable, and works across any network environment.

Designed to block harmful content and evolving cyber threats, nFilter helps schools stay compliant while supporting safe digital learning. It also filters emerging risks like CSAM, ransomware, and online disinformation, without limiting access to educational tools or collaboration platforms.

AI content categorisation
Flexible deployment
Protects against threats

Netsweeper nClient

Remote Filtering

nClient extends the capabilities of the nFilter platform, delivering seamless filtering, monitoring, and policy enforcement to remote and off site devices. Working together, nClient and nFilter provide unified control through a single interface, allowing administrators to manage all users and devices centrally.

Fully compatible with all major devices and operating systems, nClient ensures consistent protection whether users are online or offline.

Maintain compliance
Block harmful content
Protect remote devices

Netsweeper OnGuard

Digital Safety Monitoring

Detect and escalate digital safeguarding risks in real time. onGuard uses active system monitoring and optical character recognition (OCR) to scan user activity across websites, desktop content, and user input online and offline.

When potential risks are flagged, alerts are sent for in person review, allowing safeguarding teams to assess context and take appropriate action. Integrated with the nFilter platform, onGuard also logs incidents for tracking and escalation through a central dashboard.

Real time monitoring
Works online and offline
Case tracking and escalation

Digital Safeguarding for Schools - Broadband

Broadband Packages

Delivering a fast and dependable school broadband service for schools.

Whether Tel Group or an alternative supplier provides your school’s connectivity, we can seamlessly integrate our safeguarding solutions into your school.

We can provide a complete connectivity and safeguarding package, offering a fast, secure, and dependable broadband service to ensure uninterrupted and safe internet access.

Our education broadband deals are built around your school; whether you require FTTP, SoGEA or Leased Lines, we will help your school invest in a scalable, safe and futureproof broadband solution.

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