them to remain both safe and legal when using the internet and related technologies. This policy is linked, and works alongside the and school’s ICT, child protection policies. Responsibility for E‐safety and Appropriate use of ICT The school governing body has responsibility for ensuring that the school has an Acceptable use Policy for ICT and this policy is reviewed annually. The Head teacher will ensure that there is a designated person for coordinating safety and acceptable use of ICT. The ICT co‐ordinator will work closely with the designated person for child protection. All staff has a responsibility to use ICT appropriately and legally. They also have a duty to report any illegal or inappropriate use of ICT to the head teacher or the designated person for e‐safety, as soon as possible. Teachers and teaching assistants should address issues of e‐safety when using the internet with children. All children must follow all the ICT Code of Conduct (see appendix 1). The ICT support team will ensure that computers have up to date virus protection and internet connection is filtered through the regional broadband consortium. Use of the Internet The school encourages users to make effective use of the Internet. Such use should always be lawful and appropriate. Internet usage means any connection to the Internet via Web browsing, Google Apps for Education, Gmail or Apps approved and designated by the school. The school expects all users to use the Internet responsibly and strictly according to the following conditions: Users shall not visit internet sites, make, post, download, upload or pass on, material, remarks, proposals or comments that contain or relate to: pornography (including child pornography) promoting discrimination of any kind promoting racial or religious hatred promoting illegal acts any other information which may be considered offensive to colleagues Incidents which appear to involve deliberate access to Web sites, newsgroups and online groups that contain the following material will be reported to the police:
them to remain both safe and legal when using the internet and related technologies. This policy is linked, and works alongside the school’s ICT, child protection and policies. Responsibility for E‐safety and Appropriate use of ICT The school governing body has responsibility for ensuring that the school has an Acceptable use Policy for ICT and this policy is reviewed annually. The Head teacher will ensure that there is a designated person for coordinating and acceptable use of ICT. The ICT co‐ordinator will work closely with the designated person for child protection. All staff has a responsibility to use ICT appropriately and legally. They also have a duty to report any illegal or inappropriate use of ICT to the head teacher or the designated person for e‐safety, as soon as possible. Teachers and teaching assistants should address issues of e‐safety when using the internet with children. All children must follow all the ICT Code of Conduct (see appendix 1). The ICT support team will ensure that computers have up to date virus protection and internet connection is filtered through the regional broadband consortium. Use of the Internet The school encourages users to make effective use of the Internet. Such use should always be lawful and appropriate. Internet usage means any connection to the Internet via Web browsing, Google Apps for Education, Gmail or Apps approved and designated by the school. The school expects all users to use the Internet responsibly and strictly according to the following conditions: Users shall not visit internet sites, make, post, download, upload or pass on, material, remarks, proposals or comments that contain or relate to: pornography (including child pornography) promoting discrimination of any kind promoting racial or religious hatred promoting illegal acts any other information which may be considered offensive to colleagues Incidents which appear to involve deliberate access to Web sites, newsgroups and online groups that contain the following material will be reported to the police: safety
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