Online Safety

ST MARGARET’S CHURCH OF ENGLAND PRIMARY SCHOOL WAS AWARDED THE E-SAFETY MARK IN OCTOBER 2014

E-safety Policy.

The school’s E- Safety policy will operate in conjunction with other policies including: the
Behaviour Policy, Anti-Bullying Policy, Child Protection Policy, E-safety Curriculum Policy, Social Media Policy and Mobile Phone Policy; it will also consider the Data Protection Act.

E -Safety encompasses Internet technologies and electronic communications such as mobile phones as well as collaboration tools and personal publishing. It highlights the need to educate pupils about the benefits and risks of using technology and provides safeguards and awareness for users to enable them to control their online experience.