New plans for schools to monitor pupils internet usage

Government consultation proposes better protection for pupils from exploitation and radicalisation

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Schools will be forced to monitor students' internet usage and filter what they have access to online in new government plans aimed to protect children from radicalisation.

Education secretary Nicky Morgan unveiled the proposals, which have been published for consultation, and said that they were part of wider plans to increase the protection of children online.

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