Back to the top of the page Email addresses have been supplied to all teaching staff. These are webmail addresses supplied by the same ISP as provides the Internet service. The passwords are held securely by the ICT Manager only and staff are asked to keep their password secret. School email addresses contain the school domain name and all users are regularly reminded that anything they write therefore reflects upon the school and should always be carefully considered so that it does not bring the school into disrepute. The pupils have one collective mailbox and both incoming and outgoing mail is regularly monitored by the ICT manager.
Incoming email is regarded as public.
Pupils are taught to use email as part of the ICT programmes of study which include rules for safety and how to send sensible, polite letters which obey the same rules as formal letter writing. Pupils are only allowed to use the school email box to email people that the teacher has approved. The ICT Manager monitors incoming pupil email to intercept any messages that are dubious which are promptly deleted. If such mail fails to be intercepted, the children are taught to report anything that they are unhappy about immediately. The sender will be warned that the school will take action if such misuse reoccurs.