Report on the data protection guidance ICO gave schools in 2012

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The e-Safety Policy is vitally important in school for a number of reasons, including:

To ensure there is a clear and consistent approach responding to incidents.

To ensure that every person responsible for the children is fully aware of his/her responsibilities.

To set boundaries of use (goalposts) of any school owned IT equipment, or personal IT equipment used in the school.

The following is a short "10 top tips" for creating your e-safety policy in school. There are many more, but these are some of the common ones that schools miss:

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The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has issued penalties with associated high fines to councils and schools. There are lessons for all organisations who manage and share personal data of children and colleagues on a daily basis.

An extensive list of useful resources for helping you with creating eSafety policies.

This in-depth document provides an audit of current provision and the resources required to address any gaps in your schools eSafety provision, such as a nominated eSafety committee/coordinator, eSafety policies, rules, sanctions and response procedures.

Simon Haughton looks at how, as a teacher, you can ensure your children can understand the risks associated with communicating online. The blog also looks at safe and responsible strategies for minimising risks and how to respond to them.