ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

Use Policy for Internet and E-mail

Enmore Primary School operates the following policy on use of the internet by pupils at the school:

1. Pupils must obtain the permission of parent(s) / guardian(s) before they can be allowed to use the Internet or education E-mail service. The Parental Permission Form must be signed and returned to school.


2. Pupils should only use the school computer systems for those activities and services (Internet and E-mail) which they have been given permission to use.


3. Pupils must only use the school computers with the permission of a member of staff.


4. Activities which use the Internet during taught lessons will be directly related to school work. Use of the Internet outside of taught lessons is at the discretion of a member of staff who will set guidelines and rules for its use.


5. Pupils must only use the user name and password (if used by the school) that they have been given.


6. Pupils should not download and use material or copy and paste content which is copyright.


7. The Internet access provided in Somerset Primary schools is filtered to stop access to unsuitable material. As no filtering system can be 100% effective, it is important that parents are aware that users of the system are required to act responsibly. Under no circumstances should pupils attempt to view, upload or download any material that is likely to be unsuitable for children or schools. Pupils have a responsibility to inform the member of staff supervising them if they have accidentally accessed inappropriate content.


8. Pupils will be taught to respect the privacy of files of other users. They will be taught not to enter, or attempt to enter without permission, the file areas of other pupils or staff.


9. Parents are asked to explain the importance to their child of these rules for the safe use of the Internet and to sign and return to the school the Parental Permission Form. No disks from home can be used on systems in school unless they have been virus scanned.


10. It is the policy of the school not to identify individual children in photographs used in local newspapers or on the Internet, unless parental permission is granted. For pictures used on web sites any images used are of groups of pupils.

If you do not understand any part of this "Acceptable Use Policy", parents should ask a member of staff for guidance. You should only sign the Parental Permission Form when you have read, understood and have explained the importance of these rules to your son or daughter.