1. INTRODUCTION
The eSafety Label (eSL) initiative supports schools in providing a secure environment and
safe access to online technology as part of the teaching and learning experience. The
eSafety website1 , which is redesigned, offers all school staff access to information that will
help them anticipate and deal with eSafety related incidents in and outside of school. The
eSafety Label can be displayed on the website of schools that have successfully fulfilled a
set of criteria agreed upon by national Ministries of Education; the label therefore illustrates
to parents and others that eSafety is taken seriously by the school administration. Moreover,
the eSafety Label provides professional development opportunities for all school staff and
promotes discussion and exchange of resources and experience between staff faced with
similar issues.
The ecosystem of the eSafety Label community is growing. Therefore, in the early phase of the
“eSafety Label+: Become the next eSafety Champion” (eSL+) project, the purpose of this
report is to map online safety needs and priorities in education settings, all in close dialogue
with the project partners: University of Athens (UoA), Computer Technology Institute & Press
Diophantus (CTI), European Schoolnet (EUN), Ministerio Da Educacao E Ciencia (DGE) and
Národní centrum bezpečnějšího internetu, z.s (NCBI). UoA developed a questionnaire based
on the existing eSafety Label content which identified key areas of strength and weaknesses
across European schools as well as highlighting areas to improve. The questionnaire helped
to assess what is at stake while forming an evidence base for all further eSafety Label+
project activities.IO1 Research report
