Bloxx Web Filtering Helps Pocklington School Deliver E-safety Compliance
September 2011 by Emmanuelle Lamandé
Bloxx announced that Pocklington and Lyndhurst Junior Schools are using Bloxx Web filtering, powered by Tru-View Technology, to deliver real-time monitoring and reporting of the Web browsing activity of over 1,200 students and staff.
In early 2010, the school evaluated Bloxx Web filtering to overcome the issues they suffered with their previous solution from Navaho, concerning anonymous proxies, ease of administration, e-safety compliance and downtime. In April 2010, Pocklington School, which provides Web filtering for Lyndhurst, installed a Bloxx Web Filter 250W, which is analysing and categorising Web access in real-time at both schools.
Stuart Hodgson, Network Manager at the school explains, “We have eradicated the problem of our students using anonymous proxies to try and circumvent our Web Filter. Having tighter controls in place has definitely helped the schools with e-safety compliance. We have introduced different Internet access policies to address the needs of our primary age pupils, secondary school pupils and our staff, and with the comprehensive reporting functionality, I can assess Internet access from the schools and quickly address any forms of abuse.”