Overview
- Parents in mid-July flagged a publicly posted social media policy that listed OnlyFans alongside Facebook, TikTok and Instagram and said employees could not reasonably be told not to use those sites.
- Delph Side Primary’s headteacher, Liz Ormerod, apologised for the wording and said the OnlyFans line dated from generic local authority guidance and had not been updated since 2022.
- The school says it has updated the policy to remove the reference and reiterated that all staff must follow strict safeguarding and conduct rules.
- Reporters found the online policy still showing the OnlyFans reference when they checked on July 16–17, leaving parents’ concerns and questions about public-facing policy governance unresolved.
- Background reporting notes OnlyFans launched in 2016 as a creator platform and has since become widely associated with adult content, a shift that explains why the wording caused alarm and highlights the need for regular policy reviews.