E Safety Policy

E Safety Policy St Stephen’s (Kearsley Moor) C E Primary School

Reviewed 2019

ST STEPHEN’S (KEARSLEY MOOR) C E SCHOOL E SAFETY POLICY General Statement The Internet is an essential element in 21st century life for education, business and social interaction.

The school has a duty to provide students with quality Internet access as part of their learning experience.

Internet use is a part of the statutory curriculum and a necessary tool for staff and pupils.

As the children’s access and understanding expands, so should the guidance and rules to ensure safe access use of the internet Aims Through the teaching of E-safety we aim to: 

Teach pupils how to stay safe online

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Ensure that the use of Internet derived materials by staff and pupils complies with copyright law.

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Teach pupils what Internet use is responsible and what is not and give clear objectives for Internet use.

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Educate pupils in the effective use of the Internet in research, including the skills of knowledge location, retrieval and evaluation appropriate to their age group.

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Teach pupils to be critically aware of the materials they read and be shown how to validate information before accepting its accuracy.

Objectives 1. E-Safety is taught both discretely and within the context of other subjects.

Introducing the policy to pupils 

E-Safety rules will be posted in all networked rooms and discussed with the pupils at the start of each year.

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All pupils will receive teaching about E-Safety on a regular basis.

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Children who join the school outside the usual start times will be taught about E-Safety

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Pupils will be informed that network and Internet use will be monitored and can be monitored and traced to the individual device or login.

Every Child Matters Stay Safe The school will ensure that pupils and parents are aware of E-Safety issues. A list of useful addresses and resources is included in this document. 

The school internet access is designed expressly for pupil use and includes appropriate filtering.

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Pupils may only use approved digital methods of communication on the school system.

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Pupils will be taught to tell an adult immediately about any offensive communications they receive or any inappropriate content they may encounter using digital technology.

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Pupils will use equipment responsibly.

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Pupils will be advised never to give out personal details of any kind which may identify them or their location or arrange to meet anyone without specific permission.

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Pupils and parents will be advised that the unsupervised use of social network spaces outside school is inappropriate for pupils.

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When needed, information for parents regarding E-Safety relating to specific games or websites will be sent home or put onto the E-Safety page on the school website.

Publishing Pupil’s Images and Work 

Staff and pupils using digital cameras, video recorders or sound recorders will ensure that they inform others before recording them and always use equipment in a respectful manner.

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Pupils’ full names will not be used anywhere, particularly in association with photographs.

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Written permission from parents or carers will be obtained before photographs or video of pupils are published.

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Where pupil’s work is published the school will ensure that the child’s identity is protected.

Authorising Internet access 

All staff must read and sign the ‘Responsible ICT Use Agreement’ before using any school ICT resource.

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Parents and pupils will be asked to sign and return an acceptable use form.

Remote Learning 

This section of the policy will be enacted in conjunction with the school’s E Safety Policy.

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Where possible, all interactions will be textual and public.

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All staff and pupils using video communication must:

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Communicate in groups – one-to-one sessions are not permitted.

Wear suitable clothing – this includes others in their household.

Be situated in a suitable ‘public’ living area within the home with an appropriate background – ‘private’ living areas within the home, such as bedrooms, are not

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All staff and pupils using audio communication must:      

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permitted during video communication.

Use appropriate language – this includes others in their household.

Maintain the standard of behaviour expected in school.

Use the necessary equipment and computer programs as intended.

Not record, store, or distribute video material without permission.

Ensure they have a stable connection to avoid disruption to lessons.

Always remain aware that they are visible.

Use appropriate language – this includes others in their household.

Maintain the standard of behaviour expected in school.

Use the necessary equipment and computer programs as intended.

Not record, store, or distribute audio material without permission.

Ensure they have a stable connection to avoid disruption to lessons.

Always remain aware that they can be heard.

The school will consider whether one-to-one sessions are appropriate in some circumstances, e.g. to provide support for pupils with SEND. This will be decided and approved by the SLT, in collaboration with the SENCO.

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Pupils not using devices or software as intended will lead to termination of the agreement.

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The school will risk assess the technology used for remote learning prior to use and ensure that there are no privacy issues or scope for inappropriate use.

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The school will consult with parents prior to the period of remote learning about what methods of delivering remote teaching are most suitable – alternate arrangements will be made where necessary.

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The school will ensure that all school-owned equipment and technology used for remote learning has suitable anti-virus software installed, can establish secure connections, can recover lost work, and allows for audio and visual material to be recorded or downloaded, where required.

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The school will communicate to parents about any precautionary measures that need to be put in place if their child is learning remotely using their own/family-owned equipment and technology, e.g. ensuring that their internet connection is secure.

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During the period of remote learning, the school will maintain regular contact with parents to: 

Reinforce the importance of children staying safe online.

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Ensure parents are aware of what their children are being asked to do, e.g. sites they have been asked to use and staff they will interact with.

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Encourage them to set age-appropriate parental controls on devices and internet filters to block malicious websites.

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Direct parents to useful resources to help them keep their children safe online.

The school will not be responsible for providing access to the internet off the school premises and will not be responsible for providing online safety software, e.g. anti-virus software, on devices not owned by the school.

Assessing risks 

The school will take all reasonable precautions to ensure that users access only appropriate material. However, due to the international scale and linked nature of Internet content, it is not possible to guarantee that unsuitable material will never appear on a school computer. Neither the school nor Bolton LA can accept liability for the material accessed, or any consequences of Internet access. Any inappropriate access whether intentional or unintentional will be reported to the E-Safety co-ordinator and to the LA where necessary.

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The school will audit ICT provision to establish if the E-Safety policy is adequate and that its implementation is effective.

Handling E-Safety complaints 

Complaints of Internet misuse will be dealt with by a senior member of staff and where appropriate inform the LA.

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Issues will be logged in an incident book.

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Any complaint about staff misuse must be referred to the Head Teacher.

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Complaints of a child protection nature must be dealt with in accordance with school child protection procedures.

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Pupils and parents will be informed of the complaints procedure on request.

Staff and the E-Safety policy 

All staff will be given the School E-Safety Policy and its importance explained.

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Staff should be aware that internet traffic may be monitored and traced to the individual device or login. Discretion and professional conduct is essential.

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The school may use monitoring software where this is available to ensure that inappropriate materials are not being stored or used on school equipment.

Enlisting parents’ support 

Parents’ attention will be drawn to the School E-Safety Policy in newsletters, the school brochure and on the school learning platform.

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Useful E-Safety resources will be available on the learning platform.

Safer Internet Day 

Each year we will take part in the UK Safer Internet Centre’s ‘Safer Internet Day’. This will involve all classes in school and focus on a specific theme each year.

Links with Other Subjects E-Safety is also taught through PSHE. Other opportunities may be taken, such as writing instructions or information booklets in Literacy.

Resources There are E-Safety lesson plans and resources stored on the T-Drive of the computers. There are also posters in the computer suite to remind children of how to stay safe online.

Equal Opportunities All children will be treated equally and be given equal opportunity to achieve their full potential.

Special Educational Needs At St Stephens CE Primary School we teach ICT and to all children whatever their ability; all children irrespective of race, gender & ability will have equal access to the internet.

The curriculum and activities provided will be differentiated, in accordance to the needs and abilities of each pupil through: task, outcome, pupil groupings, additional support and equipment