Acceptable Use Policy for Adult Users of ICT in Redcar and Cleveland Schools – draft August 2007 prepared by David Major Senior
Adviser (ICT in Schools) for consultation with SMT at LJS
Guidance: Staff AUP (Acceptable Use Policy)
Source: David Major, NGfL (Northern Grid for Learning), Redcar & Cleveland.
Rights Responsibilities How does the school How does the Local Actions I should take
protect me? Authority and Northern should I suspect
Grid Protect me? something is wrong
I have the right It is my responsibility to use The school has agreed the The school purchases a 10 If the internet is not
to a reliable, this broadband connection for AUP as stated by Northern mb broadband connection working properly I should
fast, secure and professional purposes only - Grid for Learning. from the LA. This is provided inform the Network Manger
safe broadband excessive use for other This AUP states clearly how by Easynet through the who will assess whether it
internet reasons is not acceptable. my professional work will be Northern Grid for Learning. is a local problem to the
connection supported by our internet This links through to the school or a regional
within school It is also my responsibility not service provider. National Education Network. problem and inform me of
to try to access broadband This is dedicated educational the outcome.
materials by bypassing the provision with fire walling,
firewall and filters set up by the filters and monitoring
school and internet provider. software appropriate to an
educational setting.
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I have the right I have the responsibility to use The School through the The LA with Northern Grid If I suspect a site should be
to access the the internet appropriately for Network Manager with his provides schools with blocked, or allowed, in
internet, for my professional work. team provides a safe and protection from these school I should inform the
research and to secure environment inappropriate sites by Network Manager who will
develop my It is my responsibility not to including filtering and fire installing an Equiinet take appropriate action to
professional attempt to gain access to walling. The firewall is CachePilot at each school support me.
capabilities unsuitable or illegal sites - updated continually to block site.1
through online these include those which sites considered Northern Grid working with
materials and involve child abuse, sexually inappropriate for school use Administration rights are the other Regional
accessing explicit material, pornography, and allows sites which are strictly controlled within the Broadband Consortiums
information on race hate and incitement to suitable. school. are continually adding sites
the school violence. suitable to schools to the
network The school is responsible for Northern Grid is establishing “white list” and unsuitable
It is my responsibility to use ensuring that other an automatic monitoring sites to the “black list”. The
broadband in an appropriate inappropriate sites are system for web and internet Network Manager can
way for my professional blocked. These include use.2 contact the Northern Grid
development and therefore the pornography, gambling, race should sites need changing
use of forums, chat rooms, hate, drugs and weapons. for my work.
shopping, auction sites and
social networking sites will be The school network monitors
to support my professional all use of computers and can
development and not for produce logs of evidence
private use within school. which show inappropriate
internet access by all users.
1 The CachePilot controls access to these sites and is managed by individual schools. The LA and Northern Grid strongly recommend that schools do not unblock these
categories via the CachePilot.
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2.This system will be set up in partnership with Easynet, the regional broadband provider, Northern Grid, Local Authorities and local police authorities and will compare all
websites accessed from establishments, linked to the Northern Grid regional broadband network, with those classified by the
Internet Watch Foundation as illegal.
Any attempt to access an illegal site will be flagged by the automatic monitoring system and forwarded to the appropriate police force as a potential illegal act. The appropriate
police force will then put its normal investigation processes in place and follow up the attempt to access illegal sites.
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I have the right to have a It is my responsibility to ensure The Network Manager at the The Senior If I suspect that someone is
secure area where I can that my work does not infringe direction of the Head Management Team assessing my material or
store my professional copyright, is not unsuitable Teacher has the duty to will have the copying my work I should
work. and cannot be accessed by protect the school network. support of the LA report this to a member of
others without my permission. If there is a suspicion that Adviser and NGFL the management team who
This includes the right to a materials stored may be of in investigating any will organise an
Learning Platform account It is my responsibility to an unprofessional nature serious breach of investigation to help me.
where I can access, store acknowledge that the AUP and unsuitable for a school the AUP
and retrieve materials which applies to school work environment the Network
used in my professional also applies to the Learning Manager may be asked to
capacity. I have access to Platform. produce evidence for the
this from anywhere with Senior Management Team
an internet connection. I who therefore have access
also have the right to a I should regularly back up the to all files on the network.
secure area for storage. data stored on my laptop.
I should follow the school
policy on the use of images
when using photographs and
images as part of my work.
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I have the right to be I should change my password Monitoring software is used If I suspect that someone
able to access my work regularly and not disclose this by the school which can else is accessing my work I
safely and be confident to others. record information which will will inform a member of the
that no-one else is provide evidence of Senior Management Team
plagiarising my work. It is my responsibility not to infringements of this who will investigate.
attempt to access the work Acceptable Use Policy
area of others or to copy their
work without permission.
It is my responsibility to
acknowledge copyright and
not to download or upload
work which is protected by
copyright
I have the right to a It is my responsibility to use The e-mail facility provided If I receive unsolicited e-
professional e-mail this e-mail facility in a by the school uses a filter mail or have concerns
account for use in my professional way to support which blocks inappropriate about suspicious
work my work. content and abusive words. attachments I should
It also protects me by inform the Network
stopping unwanted e-mails Manager who will
and spam. investigate.
I have the right to a It is my responsibility to The school have invested in The LA with NGFL If I suspect that there has
network which is safe, regularly update and run the anti-virus software and have invested in a been an infringement of the
reliable and secure anti-virus programme on my purchase software to enable network which security of the network I
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Adviser (ICT in Schools) for consultation with SMT at LJS
computer (if provided by my equipment to work provides reliable should report this to a
school) and not to open efficiently. and secure access Senior Member of Staff
attachments on e-mail which who will investigate with
may be suspicious. the appropriate body.
It is my responsibility to report
any damage or problems to
the Network Manager and the
support team.
It is my responsibility to virus
check any flash drives or
dvd/cd materials before use on
the school network.
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Important links
http://www.portal.northerngrid.org/ngflportal/custom/files_uploaded/uploaded_resources/1950/SafeInternetUse.pdf
e-safety useful documents - http://www.portal.northerngrid.org/index.cfm?s=1&m=268&p=235,index
Northern Grid website for e-safety resources - http://www.northerngrid.org/ngflwebsite/esafety_server/home.asp
NUT Guidance Document on E-Mail and Internet Use
http://www.nut.org.uk/resources/pdf/INTERNET-NUT-GUIDE-9-03.pdf
Think You Know Website - http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
BECTA guidelines http://publications.becta.org.uk/display.cfm?resID=25934&page=1835
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What to do with Suspicious Email You receive an email that You receive an email that contains You receive an email that contains
contains inappropriate content inappropriate content e.g. Adult inappropriate content e.g.
You receive an email that
e.g. abusive or bullying sexual material, bad language etc. Adult sexual material
has potentially illegal
content, adult sexual material and this email is not from someone This email is not from someone you
material e.g.
etc. you know but is from what seems know and appears to be a SPAM
Child abuse images,
This email is from someone to be a ‘real’ (i.e. not a spam) email email.
Incitement to violence or
you know within the school address
Race hate
environment
Report this email to your Report this email to your Headteacher
Headteacher and/or E-Safety and/or E-Safety officer. A written log
officer. A written log should be kept should be kept of the email and where
Report this email to your of the email and where it was sent it was sent for investigation
Report this email to Headteacher and/or E-Safety for investigation
your Headteacher officer. A written log should be kept
and/or E-Safety officer. of the email. An investigation
A written log should be within the school or LA should be
kept of the email and undertaken.
the fact that it was Contact LA (01642 286688 or Report this to Easynet on
passed onto the IWF david_major@redcar-clevland.gov.uk who will abuse@uk.easynet.net or
authorise Northern Grid to investigate. They will to RM on ########
trace the sender’s ISP and advise on further
To escalate this investigation your
action (such as contacting the sender’s
school should contact David Major at
school/organisation to raise a complaint under
Report this email to the IWF the LA (01642 286688 or
their AUP)
Go to www.iwf.org.uk david_major@redcar-clevland.gov.uk )
Click on the report button and follow to authorise Northern Grid to investigate In all cases secure the email in a folder and only delete when the investigation has been completed or you are
the instructions and their advice. further. Sending such mails using the advised to do so.
Northern Grid is not allowed under the In the case of potential illegal material do not show the email to anyone and take the advise of the Internet Watch
The IWF is the only organisation Foundation.
licensed to investigate illegal content AUP. Do NOT always presume that the sender’s email address is telling you the truth – Spammers can and do fake
other’s email addresses.
If you are unsure how to proceed please contact the Northern Grid for Learning on 0191 4611844.
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Adviser (ICT in Schools) for consultation with SMT at LJS
I have read and understood my rights and responsibilities in relation to using the internet and school network for my professional
work. I agree with the intention of this Acceptable Use Policy and will make every effort to follow its requirements.
I have understood that my school is bound by the AUP of the Northern Grid and Easynet who provide the internet to my school.
I understand and agree with the objectives as explained in the National Union of Teachers document “Sensible Use of E-Mail and
the internet”.
Signed
Date
Hi Folks
As requested at last Fridays meeting I have attached the Redcar and Cleveland Draft AUP adapted from the Northern Grid documentation. David Major, ICT
Adviser Inspector for Redcar and Cleveland has used a rights and responsibilities angle rather than the ‘do this/ do not do this’ approach.
Regards
Mick
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