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The role of the school

This section provides information about the role of the school and the policies and procedures it should have in place to manage and minimise the risks associated with internet access. The pages below include links to sample policy documents.

  • All schools should have an Acceptable Use Policy to minimise risk to users and the authority. This would normally be ...
  • There are a number of ways to limit, control and monitor access to communications. At one level, monitoring can be ...
  • The use of images and information about children on school websites is an issue for three reasons: a child might be ...
  • The school should designate a senior member of staff as responsible for pupil security and safety policy related to the ...
  • Child Protection is a serious issue and any incidents which cause concern must be dealt with in line with local Child ...
  • The school should take every opportunity to inform parents of the conditions under which internet access is ...
  • Schools will want to provide advice to pupils about safe behaviour on the internet. One form in which this might be ...

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