Online safety

Elmtree Learning Partnership understands that using online services is an important aspect of raising educational standards, promoting pupil achievement, and enhancing teaching and learning.

The use of online services is embedded throughout the centre; therefore, there are several controls in place to ensure the safety of pupils and staff.

The breadth of issues classified within online safety is considerable, but they can be categorised into three areas of risk:

• Content: Being exposed to illegal, inappropriate, or harmful material,  e.g – pornography, fake news, and racist or radical and extremist views.
• Contact: Being subjected to harmful online interaction with other users,  e.g – commercial advertising and adults posing as children or young adults.
• Conduct: Personal online behaviour that increases the likelihood of, or causes, harm.
  e.g –  sending, receiving explicit messages, and cyberbullying.
  
  

The measures implemented to protect pupils and staff revolve around these areas of risk.

Our centre has created this policy with the aim of ensuring appropriate and safe use of the internet and other digital technology devices by all pupils and staff.