Whether your organisation is closed or opening to a small contingent of students we want you to know that we’re here to support you and your school community in every way we can.
Below is a list of things we’re doing right now. Please check back regularly for updates. If you would like to speak to us please get in touch.
We’re here for you.
Please find below guidelines and technical support to assist you with offsite filtering and remote network access.
Key guidance includes:
How to access the Smoothwall Filter for iOS devices (via iOS Global HTTP Proxy), Android tablets, Chromebook, Windows and OSX laptops.
How to roll out Cloud Filter for Chrome and Chromebooks.
How to access your network remotely.
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If you have no technology in place to support remote learning, and provided you use Chromebooks and Google Classroom, we will provide Classroom Manager for you free of charge. This will extend until the end of the school year.
Used in conjunction with Google hangouts, Smoothwall Classroom Manager will help your teachers to take control and improve outcomes in a remote learning scenario.
Our web page contains information on key features and includes an animated walkthrough. Click here to learn more.
Alternatively please contact us below.
Contact usIf your organisation uses Chromebooks and you are without remote filtering at this time we will provide you with Cloud Filter free of charge to the end of term. This will enable you to monitor and protect Chromebooks from harmful online content while students are at home.
Requiring no on-premise software, set up is simple and quick. It will allow you to see browsing activity and identify children who may be at risk – children who may otherwise go unnoticed.
Contact us for more information.
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To help our education customers with any mental health issues you may be experiencing Smoothwall has partnered with national charity Education Support. They are dedicated to the mental health and wellbeing of education staff. Their free help and support line is available to any education professional in England, Scotland or Wales, whatever your role – temporary or permanent.
If you need to talk to someone, no matter how trivial, their trained counsellors are a phone call away 24/7
UK wide call: 08000 562 561
Text: 07909 341229
Online safety has never been more important. Smoothwall’s digital safety pack is for all school ITs and DSLs to share with parents and carers on how they can keep their children safe online, whilst at home.
This handy document includes advice on digital dangers, how to make devices safe, how to ensure the safe use of social media, plus more.
Download it for free below.
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Digital safety and keeping young people protected online is more important than ever in these challenging times. Smoothwall is your partner not just your vendor. We have three priorities:
If there is anything you would like from us at this time do get in touch.
Please be assured that if we can do it, we will.
We’re here for you.
Georg Ell
CEO
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