Safety
Safeguarding, permissions, and practical ways to create safer online competition spaces for students.
GDPR and school esports: assessing a platform's student-data processing
Make student-data processing part of your platform-buying decision. Check roles, permissions, access, transfers and retention against the actual agreement.
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Consent and safeguarding responsibilities: operator, school and platform
Agree who handles student care, event administration and privacy before the first match, with clear routes for concerns and separate permission checks.
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Student-data retention, deletion and portability in school esports
Make student-data retention, deletion and export clear before the season starts, with record-specific schedules, privacy requests and a usable exit plan.
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Who can see student information on a school esports platform?
Understand the different views of student information, from opponent rosters and public results to authorised staff access and optional gamer profiles.
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School esports moderation: reporting, escalation and teacher involvement
Know what to report, who should review it, when to involve a teacher and how to check the team consequences of a suspension.
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School Esports safety features: teacher oversight, private chat and moderation
A practical look at school approval, appointed student coordinators, authorised match-room access, teacher reporting and organisation-led moderation on School Esports.
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Running school esports without Discord: supervised match communication
Keep school match coordination with the fixture. Plan adult oversight, use recorded reschedules and score review, and treat in-game chat separately.
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Safeguarding and student privacy in school esports
Build safeguarding into school esports with operator checks, teacher oversight and clear reporting roles. Check student privacy, age rules and the retention notice for your competition.
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