policy can enable education leaders and managers to ensure that safe practice is established. The online safety policy is essential in setting out how the school plans to develop and establish its approach and to identify core principles which all members of the community need to be aware of and understand. Leaders and managers within education settings will be encouraging and supporting the positive use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to develop curriculum and learning opportunities as well as promoting personal enjoyment and achievements for all members of the community. It is essential that the use of ICT and online is carefully managed by educational settings to ensure that all members of the community are kept safe and that online risks and dangers are recognised by the setting and mitigated. Children and young people are likely to encounter a range of risks online highlighted as content, contact and conduct (also identified within Annex C of 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' 2016). These issues can be summarised as: Commercial Aggressive Sexual Values Advertising Violent content Pornographic content Bias Spam Hateful Content Unwelcome sexual Racist and extremist Copyright comments content Content Sponsorship Misleading Child as information/advice recipient Body image and self esteem Distressing or offensive content Tracking Being bullied, harassed Meeting strangers Self-harm and suicide Contact Harvesting or stalked Grooming Unwelcome as Sharing personal Online Sexual persuasions participant information Exploitation Grooming for extremism Illegal downloading Bullying, harassing or Creating and uploading Providing misleading Hacking stalking others inappropriate or illegal information and advice Gambling content (including Encouraging others to Privacy take risks online “sexting”) Conduct Copyright Sharing extremist Child as actor sexual relationships views on child Problematic Internet sexualised or harmful Use or “Addiction” behaviour Plagiarism Content adapted from EU Kids Online 2008 Children Safe in Education (KCSiE)’ is statutory guidance from the Department for Education ‘Keeping issued under Section 175 of the Education Act 2002, the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014 and the Non-Maintained Special Schools (England) Regulations 2015. It applies to all schools and colleges, whether maintained, non-maintained or independent, including academies and free schools, alternative provision academies, maintained nursery schools, pupil referral units and all further education colleges and sixth-form colleges and relates to responsibilities towards children under the age of 18.
policy can enable education leaders and managers to ensure that safe practice is established. The online safety policy is essential in setting out how the school plans to develop and establish its approach and to identify core principles which all members of the community need to be aware of and understand. Leaders and managers within education settings will be encouraging and supporting the positive use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) to develop curriculum and learning opportunities as well as promoting personal enjoyment and achievements for all members of the community. It is essential that the use of ICT and online is carefully managed by educational settings to ensure that all members of the community are kept safe and that online risks and dangers are recognised by the setting and mitigated. Children and young people are likely to encounter a range of risks online highlighted as content, contact and conduct (also identified within Annex C of 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' 2016). These issues can be summarised as: Commercial Aggressive Sexual Values Content Child as recipient Advertising Spam Copyright Sponsorship Violent content Hateful Content Pornographic content Unwelcome sexual comments Bias Racist and extremist content Misleading information/advice Body image and self esteem Distressing or offensive content Contact as participant Tracking Harvesting Sharing personal information Being bullied, harassed or stalked Meeting strangers Grooming Online Sexual Exploitation Self-harm and suicide Unwelcome persuasions Grooming for extremism Conduct Child as actor Illegal downloading Hacking Gambling Privacy Copyright Bullying, harassing or stalking others Creating and uploading inappropriate or illegal content (including “sexting”) sexual relationships on child sexualised or harmful behaviour Providing misleading information and advice Encouraging others to take risks online Sharing extremist views Problematic Internet Use or “Addiction” Plagiarism Content adapted from EU Kids Online 2008 ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE)’ is statutory guidance from the Department for Education issued under Section 175 of the Education Act 2002, the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014 and the Non-Maintained Special Schools (England) Regulations 2015. It applies to all schools and colleges, whether maintained, non-maintained or independent, including academies and free schools, alternative provision academies, maintained nursery schools, pupil referral units and all further education colleges and sixth-form colleges and relates to responsibilities towards children under the age of 18.
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