HomeProtect
Web Filtering for Home
Accredited by the UK Safer Internet Centre - for school devices used at home
What is HomeProtect?
Keeping children safe is in LGfL’s DNA. We have long been known for safeguarding expertise in education, training, research & policy, but also technology.
For many years we have provided schoolsafe internet filtering, but now we also have supersafe filtering for the home.
LGfL HomeProtect is for managed Windows devices, Chromebooks or iPads and is nothing like the simple ‘family settings’ available from consumer ISPs.
IMPORTANT - are you logging? Take action to turn on to allow reports
We recently upgraded the HomeProtect system for filtering school devices in the home which we developed for you during the pandemic. One of the key developments relates to logging and reporting abilities to help you meet the KCSIE requirements and DfE filtering standards. Please make sure you have activated logging so you can run regular or ad hoc reports. Simply follow these instructions (or pass to your technician) to ensure you can run a report when you need to.
Key features
Same tech protects 1 million+ children at LGfL schools
Easy to deploy: individual devices or across the school
Use on managed iPads, Chromebooks & Windows devices
Are my devices compatible and how do I install it?
Define 'safe', what does it block, can I customise it?
HomeProtect FAQs
- Where can I find an overview of HomeProtect?
- Why is HomeProtect better than the family settings on a home router?
- Which devices does HomeProtect filter?
- Does it filter wifi and mobile networks?
- Will it work in school?
- How can I test if it is working?
- What are the options / which sites are blocked?
- Can you be more specific about what is blocked?
- What about YouTube and Vimeo?
- What’s different about Apple (for iPad)?
- What’s different about Chrome?
- How do I install HomeProtect?
- What about the technical details of HomeProtect?
- Will students notice anything different on their devices?
- What information can we provide to parents?
- Is there logging and reporting?
If you have questions that aren't answered on this page (they probably are though so please read all the documents!), please email homeprotect@lgfl.net
Case Studies: How has HomeProtect been used?
HomeProtect case study - Wandsworth schools
HomeProtect case study - St George's Primary, Wandsworth
"With safeguarding at the top of every school's agenda, it was really important to our Trust to extend the filtering protections to learners at home. As always, LGfL recognised our requirements and delivered a cost-effective solution. As a G Suite for Education MAT, setup and configuration couldn't have been easier, giving us piece of mind in an effective, well supported system."
Louise Pragnell, Head of IT, Learning in Harmony Trust
