This page will set out the key principles expected of all members of the school community at St Scholastica’s Primary School with respect to the use of ICT-based technologies.
- assist school staff working with children to work safely and responsibly with the Internet and other communication technologies and to monitor their own standards and practice.
- set clear expectations of behaviour and/or codes of practice relevant to responsible use of the Internet for educational, personal or recreational use.
- have clear structures to deal with online abuse such as cyberbullying which are cross referenced with other school policies.
- ensure that all members of the school community are aware that unlawful or unsafe behaviour is unacceptable and that, where appropriate, disciplinary or legal action will be taken.
- minimise the risk of misplaced or malicious allegations made against adults who work with students.
Online safety
The main areas of risk for our school community can be summarised as follows:
Content
- exposure to inappropriate content, ignoring age ratings in games (exposure to violence associated with often racist language)
- hate sites
- content validation: how to check authenticity and accuracy of online content
Contact
- grooming
- cyber-bullying in all forms
- identity theft and sharing passwords
Conduct
- privacy issues, including disclosure of personal information
- digital footprint and online reputation
- health and well-being (amount of time spent online (Internet or gaming))
- sexting (sending and receiving of personally intimate images) also referred to as SGII (self-generated indecent images)(Ref Ofsted 2013)
- copyright (little care or consideration for intellectual property and ownership – such as music and film)
There is a huge amount of resources to help inform and protect you and your children which can be found on Online Safety section of our broadband and filtering provider LGFL’s website.
