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Written by Andy Pyper
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Wednesday, 09 July 2008 |
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Everyone has a part to play in relation to E-safety and this is discussed in more detail on the Becta website as well as the E-safety course. It must be remembered that E-Safety is a child safety issue, not an ICT one and should be managed at a Senior Leadership level in line with the school safeguarding agenda. Becta state that a senior management team member with responsibility for safeguarding should also be the central contact point for all e-safety issues (Becta link ). In general:
Pupils should
- feel safe when using the Internet and other related technologies.
- understand not only how, and to whom, inappropriate material or activity should be reported but also be comfortable enough to make the report.
- understand what is considered appropriate (and inappropriate) use wherever they are
- use the Internet responsibly in line with school policies.
- take responsibility for their actions when they have deliberately accessed inappropriate information.
School staff should- use the Internet responsibly in line with school policies.
- understand the issues associated with educational use of the Internet, including setting appropriate homework
- understand how to deal with inappropriate use, including accidental and deliberate access to inappropriate information, in line with the school policies
- plan, teach and evaluate age appropriate E-Safety activities for their pupils
Senior Leadership Teams should- establish, monitor and update the school policies, processes and information relating to E-Safety
- monitor Internet usage within the school to identify risk or issues
- monitor and evalutate the impact of E-Safety teaching across the school
- provide continuing professional development opportunities relating to E-Safety for all staff in the school
- liaise with the relevant external contacts and agencies to ensure they are up to date
In addition, the SLT E-Safety co-ordinator should:- monitor minor incidents to identify trends in pupils’ behaviour, and should react proactively to any emerging issues.
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