Keeping pupils safe online is a non-negotiable responsibility for every school. This page provides an independent starting point for DSLs, headteachers and school business managers reviewing their current filtering and monitoring arrangements. The estimate below is indicative only, because the safeguarding calculation requires approved supplier pricing and...
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Final savings depend on tariffs, contracts, site usage and supplier confirmation.
Indicative estimate only. Based on available public data, benchmark assumptions and information provided by the school. Final savings depend on current contracts, service requirements and supplier confirmation.
Filtering and monitoring are not just technical line items. They are part of your school’s duty of care. A review helps you answer whether your current solution identifies harmful content, blocks inappropriate material effectively, and reports concerns to the right people in real time. It also helps you check if you are paying for features you may not need or missing protections your pupils should have.
The Edunet Portal uses Benchmark assumptions used for the review alongside public data to build an indicative comparison. It does not access your school’s live contract or supplier portal. Instead, it lets you test different scenarios—such as pupil numbers, device counts and service tiers—so you can see where costs might sit before you speak to any supplier. The tool is designed to support evidence-led decisions without pressure or sales calls.
Schools across Darlington, Durham, Stockton-on-Tees, Middlesbrough and York often look at filtering and monitoring together because modern solutions combine both. Typical review points include whether a move to a cloud-native platform could reduce on-site hardware costs, whether your current provider is still the best fit for your trust’s growth plans, and whether your annual per-pupil cost is broadly in line with similar schools in the region.
The review compares your current setup against DfE statutory expectations and lets you model different service tiers and contract lengths. It does not test your live filtering in real time; it is a planning tool for school leaders evaluating renewals, new provision, or a trust-wide standard.
No. The tool works with non-sensitive scenario data you input. You never upload actual safeguarding logs or pupil records. It is safe to use for an initial benchmarking exercise before you decide whether to request a more detailed, confidential conversation.
A renewal price from an incumbent provider tells you what they will charge to continue. The Edunet Portal helps you ask whether that price is competitive before you commit. It also highlights any DfE guidance changes your team may have missed since your last contract was signed.
The safeguarding and filtering review considers filtering, monitoring, pupil or user count context and supplier confirmation. It avoids claiming a weakness unless the evidence supports one.
This page keeps the local review wording separate from the school-specific calculator result, so the evidence remains tied to the selected school.