E-Safety – ICT
in the classroom
Who is responsible for eSafety in schools and what are
the key issues?
Primarily the Head teacher is responsible for all aspects of
health and safety of personnel inside the school and he/she appoints 'School
Safety Officers' to advise on all aspects of Health and Safety within the
School. They act as the adviser, the monitor, and the communicator but not the
line
manager.
Responsibility for the management of safety issues within each School lies with
the Head
of School.
The key issues are:
Keeping personal information private.
Consider the long-term implications of any content posted
online.
Material uploaded or posted that is inappropriate, offensive
or illegal content to their own or other online spaces.
Making sure children read and adhere to any website’s terms
of conditions of use – including those around age restrictions.
-Department
for education website
How are parents and carers informed about eSafety?
Where can parents find out about health and safety issues regarding their
children's use of the internet?
All parents are informed about misuse of the internet
straight after the moment of the indiscretion by the e-safety
co-ordinator/School Safety Officer. Parents should have to give permission for
their child to use the internet. Schools should have clear rules about e-safety
posted up around school and on the school websites, for both parent and child
to be made aware.
What are the rules about photos of children on a school
website?
Children are not allowed to post pictures or videos of
themselves though the school website. Any pictures that are to be posted on the
school website must be cleared with the parents of the children pictured.
How long should you allow a child to work on a PC?
Generally 30-45 minutes of free play per day is the limit of
safe use, also allowing extra time for school work. This may seem small but
this takes into account that increasing the time spent increases the time at
risk that the child be exposed to negative issues and media whilst online.
