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e-safety - Policy and guidance
- E-safety policies for schools
These are the policies and guidance documents a school is recommended to include as part of their Safeguarding information.
- Review your school eSafety practice
The 360šsafe Self Review Tool has been developed by the South West Grid for
Learning Trust, provides schools with the opportunity to review their e-Safety
policies and practice. The online tool allows schools to select their current
levels and suggests, for each level, improvement actions that they could
consider. The tool also provides links to resources and good practice
guides. There is automatic benchmarking against the reviews of other schools and
there is an opportunity for schools that meet the required benchmarks to
apply for the 360šsafe e-Safety Mark. The tool is free to use for
all schools.
- DCSF Guidance for Safer Working Practices for Adults who work with Children and young People
This guidance, commissioned by the DCSF and published in November 2007, and updated in January 2009 provides clear advice on appropriate and safe behaviours for all adults working with children in paid or unpaid capacities , in all settings and in all contexts. This is a generic guidance document which complements existing procedures, protocols and guidance relating to specific roles, responsibilities or professional practices. In particular section 12 'Communication with Children and Young People' covers the use of technology in communicating with young people and gives clear and specific guidance from which schools should develop their own policies. It includes clear guidance on staff use of mobile phones, texting and social networks with young people.
- School E-safety self review framework
South West Grid for Learning have produced an e-safety Self Review Framework for schools. The framework enables schools, or any other organisation that works with children, to challenge their own e safety provision. In addition it provides the ability to track and monitor progress, highlighting aspirational e-safety levels.
The document is now available for download and to accompany it is a recording document to enable evidence and levels to be noted.
- Safer Practice with Technology
This guide has been produced for adults and answers some of the frequently asked questions about how new technology might be used safely and sensibly by adults who work closely with children.
- Electronic Communication Guidance for Staff - Updated 2010
This guidance is provided to help protect staff when using electronic communications, including email, the internet, mobile phones and social networking sites outside school hours.
- Cyberbullying - supporting school staff
Staff in schools, as well as children and young people, may become targets of cyberbullying. Like other forms of bullying, cyberbullying can seriously impact on the health, well-being, and self-confidence of those targeted. This document has clear guidance for schools on how to prevent cyberbullying of staff and the policies and procedures schools should follow.
- Information Security Guidance for Staff - Updated 2010
This Information Security Policy document summarises what is expected of all school staff in the course of their duties and while on school premises in relation to information security and computer equipment. It provides the information necessary to enable staff and others to meet their general responsibility to safeguard the school's information and other assets. It is anticipated that schools will adapt the document to reflect their own circumstances in order to produce their own Information Security document. It has taken account of the guidance from BECTA and others. It also includes a number of practical ways in which schools and individuals can protect their data and prevent accidental loss, disclosure and misuse.
- Safeguarding children in a digital world: A Strategy for Kirklees LSCB
The Kirklees Local Safeguarding Children's Board has a duty (under the Children's Act 2004) to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in the area of the authority through ensuring action within the local
agencies it represents.This document attempts to set out a strategy for developing and sustaining a programme
of e-safety work, that address the risks that children face in an increasingly digital world.
- Kirklees Safeguarding Procedures
The Kirklees Safeguarding Procedures Manual, which is now available as an online document, includes a section on awareness of, and response to, issues related to child abuse and the Internet. (see section 5.1.6 Child Abuse and Information Communication Technology)
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Guidance for schools on developing an e-safety policy
- School self-evaluation: a response to the Byron Review
This short study was produced by Ofsted after examining the SEF question 4b, which covers e-safety, to see how schools are responding. Ofsted found considerable variation in how schools monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of their e-safety policies. Schools will find it useful to read the kind of information Ofsted expect to see in their SEF with regards to e-safety.
- Becta Guidance on developing an e-safety policy for schools
Becta have produced a comprehensive set of guidance on developing and implementing an e-safety strategy for schools.
The Becta guide to developing an e-safety policy is downloadable from their website.
- AUPs in context: Establishing safe and responsible online behaviours (Feb 2009)
This publication provides a number of prompts and action points to help schools and other children's settings develop effective AUPs within their local context and framework of wider e-safety measures. It inlcudes very useful guidance and checklists for schools on developing their policies,
- Safeguarding children online: How e-safe are your school and your learners? (Feb 2009)
This 5 page flyer outlines e-safety issues for schools and management strategy
- Safeguarding children online - a guide for school leaders (Jan 2008)
Aimed at school leaders, this useful guide looks at how Becta is supporting the safe use of technology in schools and highlights key things that you should be thinking about in this area.
- Becta E-safety Guide (Feb 2006)
- Understanding e-safety and Managing the Risks - a guidance document from Northern Grid For Learning
This guide supports schools in developing an understanding of e-safety and the policies required. It covers looking at the risks involved, includes suggestions for acceptable use policies and covers the legal framework.
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Guidance from Kent on developing an e-safety policy
Kent Grid for Learning have revised and updated their advice on e-safety and have a number of useful documents to support schools. The Kent e-safety materials may be copied and adapted for non-commercial educational purposes, provided that KCC's copyright is acknowledged.
Useful documents for schools include :
- A guide for developing your e-safety policy
- Sample policy document for Primary
- Sample policy document for Secondary
- Sample parental consent form
- Sample code of practice for Staff
- E-safety posters
- E-safety leaflets for parents
- Netsafe New Zealand - Cybersafety kit
This cybersafety kit has a very useful template for completing a whole school audit and developing a school policy on e-safety. Some of the information is linked to the New Zealand Education system but the process described is generic. It includes sample documents and acceptable use policies.
