Internet_safety

Internet Safety

On the West Twyford website no child’s work is named with any other than their first name.
No work is shown on the website without written permission from a parent or guardian.
No name is given on any photograph.
Neither children nor staff reveal personal details on the web.
Children do not have personal email addresses and all email to classes is moderated by a supervising member of staff.
Children may not engage in conversation or dialogue with other users without permission from their teacher and will always be supervised during any such permitted dialogue.
Children my use links as directed and provided. They may not use search engines freely except in the presence of a supervising member of staff.
Any child feeling uncomfortable or upset by anything on the internet will immediately report this to a teacher.
Only staff my download files unless a child is given express permission.
No access to newsgroups is permitted

A note to parents:

The school recognises that, under certain circumstances, the internet can give children access to undesirable information and images. We have done all that is possible to ensure children are protected from such information through the use of security software, limiting of features and the construction of an Intranet and Website that provide as safe an environment as possible. The children are taught to use the facility sensibly and with proper consideration for others.

It is recommended that parents using the Internet at home with children, develop a similar set of rules and invest in appropriate security software, e.g: Netnanny, Cyberpatrol or Surfwatch.

Sites for parents on internet safety

http://cms.lgfl.net/c/journal_articles/view_article_content?groupId=2788&articleId=342&version=1.0 The London Grid for Learning lists a range of sites covering the knowledge needed to use the web safely.

http://www.kidsmart.org.uk/ Kidsmart is a practical internet safety programme website for schools, young people, parents, and agencies, produced by the children's internet charity Childnet International

http://www.nch.org.uk/information/index.php?i=209 NCH has guidelines on internet safety and several publications that can be downloaded to help parents become better informed about the internet.

http://www.parentscentre.gov.uk/usingcomputersandtheinternet/linksbytopic/onlinesafetyforchildren/ The parents centre lists the above sites and others covering chatting, surfing and general internet safety.

Filtered sites

The Search Engines used by children at West Twyford Primary School all offer a filtered list of links.
All Internet access at West Twyford Primary School is filtered through a proxy server to screen undesirable sites at source - this facility must only be disabled by the ICT coordinator.
In the interests of security, West Twyford Primary School reserves the right to make a detailed log of your access to this site, including your Internet Service Provider and details of your computer system.