Smoothwall Cloud Scan is a cloud-based, AI-powered solution designed to automatically detect and flag harmful or inappropriate imagery stored in school cloud storage platforms such as Microsoft OneDrive and Google Drive. The system performs daily scans, categorizing images by risk type and providing designated safeguarding leads (DSLs) with contextual data to support rapid, informed decision-making. Cloud Scan operates in the background, requiring no IT intervention, and is specifically aligned with UK safeguarding regulations, including KCSIE. The tool helps schools, colleges, and multi-academy trusts (MATs) demonstrate due diligence, protect student privacy, and maintain compliance by ensuring that unsafe images are identified and addressed within 24 hours. All actions and image event timelines are logged for audit and reporting purposes, supporting both operational efficiency and regulatory requirements.

Key Features

AI-Powered Image Detection Automatically scans and classifies images in cloud storage for harmful or inappropriate content.

• Detects risk categories such as pornography and other KCSIE-defined risks
• Uses AI to minimize false positives and provide accurate results

Daily Automated Scanning Performs background scans every 24 hours.

• Ensures no harmful image remains undetected for more than a day
• Requires no manual intervention from IT staff

Contextual Alerts and Reporting Notifies designated safeguarding leads with actionable insights.

• Provides full contextual data for each flagged image
• Allows staff to delete or clear images as safe

Compliance Support Helps meet statutory safeguarding and monitoring requirements.

• Aligns with KCSIE and UK Safer Internet Centre guidance
• Logs all actions and event timelines for audit and inspection

Privacy and Efficiency Protects student privacy and reduces staff workload.

• Enables fast, accurate reviews without unnecessary scrutiny
• Minimizes administrative burden for safeguarding teams

Benefits

Enhanced Safeguarding Proactively protects students and staff from exposure to harmful content.

• Early detection and removal of inappropriate imagery
• Supports a safe digital environment for learning

Regulatory Compliance Demonstrates due diligence and active risk management.

• Provides evidence for Ofsted, SLT, and governing bodies
• Meets KCSIE and UK SIC requirements for digital safety

Operational Efficiency Reduces workload for IT and safeguarding staff.

• Automated, background operation with clear, actionable alerts
• No need for manual scanning or intervention

Privacy Protection Limits unnecessary scrutiny of student data.

• Only flagged images are reviewed, protecting privacy
• Contextual data supports informed, proportionate responses