Filtering and monitoring
Warwickshire County Council’s ICT Development Service (WCC ICTDS) manages IT systems for schools within Warwickshire. This network monitors 45,000 staff and pupils across the county, including all staff and pupils at Whitnash Primary School. WCC ICTDS uses Smoothwall Filter Solution to provide monitoring and filtering for all of its schools. Subsequently, Whitnash Primary School uses this to ensure that all members of the school community are able access online material safely. Smoothwall blocks and proactively monitors harmful or dangerous content without over blocking, ensuring that students and staff are able to continue learning whilst safely explore the internet. These meet the Government Standards for Filtering and Monitoring 2023 and the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023.
The filtering and monitoring provision is managed by the school Designated Safeguarding Lead, in line with the school safeguarding policy, and is reviewed annually.
SAFE
Keep safe by being careful not to give out personal information such as your name, e-mail address, home address,
phone number or school name to people who you don't trust online.
MEETING
Someone you have only been in touch with online can be dangerous.
Only do so with your parents' or carers' permission and even then only when they can be present.
ACCEPTING
e-mails, IM messages, or opening files, pictures or texts from people you don't know or trust can lead to problems -
they may contain viruses or nasty messages.
RELIABLE
Someone online may be lying about who they are, and information you find on the internet may not be reliable.
TELL
your parents, carer or a trusted adult if someone or something makes you feel uncomfortable or worried.
You can report online abuse to the Police at
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