do but also serves to protect them Pupils are taught about copyright, respecting other people’s information, safe use of images and other important areas through discussion, modeling and appropriate activities Pupils are aware of the impact of Cyberbullying and know how to seek help if they are affected by any form of online bullying. Pupils are also aware of where to seek advice or help if they experience problems when using the internet and related technologies; i.e. parent/ carer, teacher/ trusted staff member, or an organisation such as Childline or the ‘CEOP report abuse’ button Pupils are taught to critically evaluate materials and learn good searching skills through cross curricular teacher models, discussions and via the Rising Stars Computing curriculum. eSafety Skills Development for Staff Our staff receive regular information and training on eSafety and how they can promote the ‘Stay Safe’ online messages in the form of face to face training from HfL every 3 years and interim online training from Educare on a yearly basis. Details of the ongoing staff training programme can be found in the safety action plan. New staff receive information on the school’s acceptable use policy as part of their induction All staff have been made aware of their individual responsibilities relating to the safeguarding of children within the context of eSafety and know what to do in the event of misuse of technology by any member of the school community (see eSafety Coordinator) All staff are encouraged to incorporate eSafety activities and awareness within their curriculum areas and ensure they are adequately informed with up-to-date areas of concern. Managing the School eSafety Messages We endeavour to embed eSafety messages across the curriculum whenever the internet and/or related technologies are used
Systems and Access You are responsible for all activity on school systems carried out under any access/account rights assigned to you, whether accessed via school ICT equipment or your own PC Do not allow any unauthorised person to use school ICT facilities and services that have been provided to you Ensure you remove portable media from your computer when it is left unattended Use only your own personal logons, account IDs and passwords and do not allow them to be used by anyone else Keep your screen display out of direct view of any third parties when you are accessing personal, sensitive, confidential or classified information Ensure you lock your screen before moving away from your computer during your normal working day to protect any personal, sensitive, confidential or otherwise classified data and to prevent unauthorised access Ensure that you logoff from the PC completely when you are going to be away from the computer for a longer period of time Do not introduce or propagate viruses It is imperative that you do not access, load, store, post or send from school ICT any material that is, or may be considered to be, illegal, offensive, libelous, pornographic, obscene, defamatory, intimidating, misleading or disruptive to the school or may bring the school or HCC into disrepute. This includes, but is not limited to, jokes, chain letters, files, emails, clips or images that are not part of the school’s business activities; sexual comments or images, nudity, racial slurs, gender specific comments, or anything that would offend someone on the basis of their age, sexual orientation, religious or political beliefs, national origin, or disability (in accordance with the Sex Discrimination Act, the Race Relations Act and the Disability Discrimination Act) Any information held on School systems, hardware or used in relation to School business may be subject to The Freedom of Information Act Where necessary, obtain permission from the owner or owning authority and pay any relevant fees before using, copying or distributing any material that is protected under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998 It is essential that any hard drives which may have held personal or