Schools e-Safety Policy
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- Statement of authority
- Responsibilities of school staff
- Routes to e-safety - primary pupils
- Routes to e-safety – secondary pupils
- e-Safety for vulnerable children and young people
- Response to an incident of concern
- School responsibilities
- Use of Social Media Tools as a school or establishment
Statement of authority
This document has been written by the CFE and KSCB e-Safety Strategy Group to reflect effective practice, to raise issues and to point to sources of expert knowledge. Kent Police and the Children’s Safeguards Service have contributed to this guidance. National agencies such as Becta, Childnet International and CEOP have been consulted and their materials referenced.
Through this guidance, the CFE Directorate is making a strong statement as to the precautions that it expects schools to take. Schools basing their e-Safety policies on CFE guidance will be able to demonstrate more easily that they have taken reasonable steps to protect their pupils.
KCC strongly recommends that guidance highlighted by the red in the e-Safety Policy template is included and is rigorously implemented.
KCC schools have the immediate responsibility for e-Safety and must carefully consider the issues raised in this document. An e-Safety audit is recommended, possibly using external expertise, to help ensure that all reasonable steps have been taken. Please see the e-Safety site for an audit tool.
This is not, of course, your school’s e-Safety policy. That should be written by the head teacher and staff after reviewing this document, consulting the reference material and discussing with the staff and pupils what is appropriate in your school.
Page last updated: 06/05/2010
