E-SAFETY

RULES

These e-Safety Rules help to protect students and the Academy by describing acceptable and unacceptable computer use:

· The Academy owns the computer network and can set rules for its own use

· It is a criminal offence to use a computer or network for a purpose not permitted by the Academy

· Irresponsible use may result in the loss of network or internet access

· Network access must be made via the user’s authorised account and password, which must not be given to any other person

· All network and internet use must be appropriate to education

· Copyright and intellectual property rights must be respected

· Messages must be written carefully and politely, particularly as email could be forwarded to unintended readers

· Anonymous messages and chain letters are not permitted

· Users must take care not to reveal personal information through email, personal publishing, blogs or messaging

· The Academy ICT systems may not be used for private purposes, unless the headteacher has given specific permission

· Use for personal financial gain, gambling, political activity, advertising or illegal purposes is not permitted

The Academy will exercise its right to monitor the use of the Academy’s computer systems, including access to websites, the interception of email and the deletion of inappropriate materials where it believes unauthorised use of the Academy’s computer system may be taking place, or the system may be being used for criminal purposes or for storing unauthorised or unlawful text, imagery or sound.