Audience: All schools
Cascade: Headteachers, Business Managers, Administrators, Computing Leads
Important information regarding the safeguarding software on DfE ‘Get help with Technology’ devices has been published by the DfE;
Mobile device management and content filtering software on your devices will expire on 30 September 2022 and there are no plans to extend licenses. It is your responsibility to ensure devices are safe for children and young people to use.
The DfE is offering the following support until 30 June 2022 to help you retrieve and reset devices before the end of the academic year.
• Remote resetting
• Restricting internet access
• Remote messaging
To request these services, please complete this expression of interest form as soon as possible. The DfE will then send you instructions via email about how to proceed.
You can claim funding to contribute towards costs incurred to reset DfE-restricted devices during the period between 1 November 2021 and 14 January 2022. The claim form is available from the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) on GOV.UK. For eligibility requirements and conditions of the grant, please read conditions of device grants for technical support
If you have already removed DfE settings from all of your devices, please email COVID.TECHNOLOGY@education.gov.uk using the subject line ‘All devices reset’ and we will remove your organisation from reminder emails.