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Learn about E-safety initiatives at Medlar-with-Wesham CE Primary School, ensuring a Christian family-safe, happy, caring, valued, and special online environment for students. Topics include e-safety conferences, action plans, policies, ICT accreditation, and more.
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E-safety at Medlar-with-Wesham CE Primary School Denise Hollowell Our Christian family-safe, happy, caring, valued, special.
Introduction • My name is Denise Hollowell and I am an HLTA at Wesham CE Primary School. Our Christian family-safe, happy, caring, valued, special.
Topics of Discussion • In the beginning… • E-safety conference 2008 • Action Plan • E-safety policy • ICT Mark Accreditation • SID 2009 Our Christian family-safe, happy, caring, valued, special.
In the beginning… • E-safety in school • Web v 1.0-Viruses, inappropriate images, downloading, viewing static content Our Christian family-safe, happy, caring, valued, special.
E-safety Conference 2008 • Web v 2 • Charlotte Aynsley (BECTA) • Dr. Jo Bryce (Cyber Space Research project) Our Christian family-safe, happy, caring, valued, special.
The Byron Review • Byron’s report highlighted the fact that 57% of parents didn’t know where to go to get e-safety information. Our Christian family-safe, happy, caring, valued, special.
Action Plan • Cascade information at staff meetings • Organise a parent e-safety meeting asap in school • Use school web site to communicate e-safety • E-safety assembly • Whole school community, Governors Our Christian family-safe, happy, caring, valued, special.
Action Plan • E-safety policy- working party • ICT policy reviewed • Internet policy reviewed • ICT Security policy reviewed • Link e-safety to other policies, Behaviour, PSHE, Citizenship, SEN, Keeping Children Safe • New posters for e-safety Our Christian family-safe, happy, caring, valued, special.
New posters for e-safety Our Christian family-safe, happy, caring, valued, special.
Staff Skills Audit Internet Use Our Christian family-safe, happy, caring, valued, special.
E-safety Policy • Kent e-Safety Policies and Guidance Our Christian family-safe, happy, caring, valued, special.
ICT Mark Accreditation • We were working through the self review for ICT • The self review is a very useful tool for whole school improvement Our Christian family-safe, happy, caring, valued, special.
ICT Matrix Our Christian family-safe, happy, caring, valued, special.
SID 2009 • Opportunity for whole school to review safe internet use Our Christian family-safe, happy, caring, valued, special.
Charlotte Aynsley asked these questions last year • Who is responsible for teaching e-safety? • Whenshould internet safety lessons start? • How can you involve parents? • What support is there in your school for teachers in the event of a ‘disclosure’? • Advent of 3G and ‘mobile internet’ • Data security – PASSWORDS! • External issues being brought into school eg cyberbullying • Protection for staff – AUP’s Our Christian family-safe, happy, caring, valued, special.
Our Vision for ICT • It is everyone’s responsibility in our school community to keep our children safe, our vision for ICT embraces this and keeps us focused on further ICT improvements. Our Christian family-safe, happy, caring, valued, special.
Next Steps • E-safety policy review • Continue to use Becta Self-review framework • Action Plan • Update parents and staff Our Christian family-safe, happy, caring, valued, special.
The Internet • The Internet is an amazing resource for our children and by reducing the risks children can use it in relative safety • Questions Our Christian family-safe, happy, caring, valued, special.