Professor Raj Rajarajan and Professor Carrie Myers invite you to join a COSPI Roundtable on Safeguarding in Schools introduced by Andy Briefcliffe. 

COSPI Roundtable on Digital Safeguarding in Schools: future opportunities and challenges

• Date: Wednesday 22nd July 2026, 1.45pm to 5.30pm (followed by drinks)

• Location: Room FSQ108, City St George’s, University of London, Bayes Business School, 33 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AG

We will be looking at four key areas to unpack the potential, practicalities and policy relevance of moving towards the social media ban for under 16s in the UK and the role of schools and educators:

• Adoption: What are the challenges and key barriers to adoption of a social media ban for under 16s?

• Trust: What are the core challenges and opportunities of a social media ban for schools?

• Regulations & Standards: What are the challenges and key barriers for schools in implementing and regulating a social media ban?

• Policy: What are the next steps needed for defining, advancing and implementing policy to achieve a meaningful social media ban?

Places are limited, so we’d be grateful if you could confirm attendance and let us know of any dietary or access requirements. Do let me know if you have any other questions.    
 
Contact: Kate Steward - kate.steward@citystgeorges.ac.uk

Format – in brief: 

• 1.45pm: arrival and coffee

• 2pm: Welcome, introductions & locating the debates

• 2.30pm: Discussion groups

• 3.30pm: Break

• 3.45pm: Discussion groups

• 4.45pm: Sharing findings 

• 5pm: Conclusions 

• 5.30pm: Close & Drinks