AQW 45892/22-27

Mrs Michelle Guy
Alliance Party
Lagan Valley

Tabled Date: 08/05/2026
Answered On Date: 12/05/2026
Priority Written: Yes

Question:
To ask the Minister of Education to detail any actions his Department plans to take following the introduction of the UK Safer Internet Centre's guidance on image guidance for education settings.

Answer:

The UK Safer Internet Centre’s guidance is a valuable resource to support schools in the development and review of their social media and school communications policies.

My officials reviewed the guidance to ensure it aligns with departmental policy and following this review, I agreed that the guidance should be circulated to all schools and education settings. This was issued on the day of publication through the Education Authority’s Child Protection Support Service.

The guidance will also be considered further as part of the development of safeguarding resources for schools.