E-safety across West Midlands

Schools

Stephanie Davies

WMnet

A collaboration of 14 West

Midlands Local Authorities

Who is WMnet?

collaboration and local ownership in a regional consortium

WMnet –

Part of the National Education network

Produced collaboratively by 14 West Midlands Local Authorities

for West Midlands schools

The WMnet E-safety Pack

ByronByron Review, March 2008 – recommends that:

•Schools use Becta Self Review Framework

•All schools have an AUP

•All schools use filtering service

•Schools offer family learning in e-safety

E-safety is not just a school ICT issue

It is about behaviour

The right of the child to be safe

The responsibility of the child to respect the safety and wellbeing of others and the law

It extends into every part of children’s services

It should be reflected in all policies

Crucially responsibility for e-safety extends beyond the school gates and beyond the school day

Element 1 – Leadership and management

1c The use of ICT to improve organizational effectiveness and efficiency

1c-4 Safeguarding

It builds upon the Becta Self-Review Framework

Level 3 The school is aware of its responsibilities in ensuring that ICT usage by all network users is responsible, safe and secure. There are relevant and comprehensive policies in place which are understood and adhered to by many network users.

Level 2

The school is fully aware of its responsibilities in ensuring that ICT usage by all network users is responsible, safe and secure. Policies are relevant and comprehensive and regularly reviewed in line with developments in technology. Policies are understood by most and practice is monitored to ensure adherence.

Level 1

The school takes appropriate action to ensure that ICT usage by all network users both within and beyond the school is responsible, safe and secure. Policies are relevant and comprehensive and regularly reviewed in line

with developments in technology and practice. Policies are understood by all and practice is monitored to ensure adherence.

Becta Self-Review Framework

Element 2 – Curriculum

2a The planned ICT curriculum

2a-3 The planned use of ICT to support learning and teaching

Becta Self-Review Framework

Level 3

Most curriculum plans or schemes of work identify where ICT can support

learning and teaching and include some e-safety education for pupils. These plans are followed by most staff.

Level 2 All curriculum planning identifies key areas where ICT can support learning and teaching and includes effective e-safety education for pupils. All, or nearly all, staff use these plans for all subjects of the curriculum.

Level 1 Curriculum planning is comprehensive and innovative in its use of ICT to

support learning and teaching and in ensuring effective e-safety education for pupils. Planning is used by all, or nearly all, staff, and opportunities are encouraged for extending and adding new ideas as technology and/or practice develop.

Becta Self-Review Framework

The tools in the WMnet E-safety pack are part of the armoury of tools and resources available to LSCBs.

These can be used, not just in schools, but also adapted to all children’s services settings.

WMnet E-safety Pack

Provides a more detailed breakdown of e-safety development in school

It enables your school to:

identify where you are

identify the practical steps you can take to improve E-safety provision and procedures

WMnet E-safety Self-Review Framework

Acceptable use policy

Designated staff

Monitoring

Improvement planning

Teaching & curriculum

E-safety resources

Beyond school

Parents

Staff information literacy

Pupil information literacy

Acceptable use policy

Designated member of staff

Monitoring

School improvement planning

Teaching and curriculum

E-safety resources

Beyond school

Parents

Staff information literacy

Pupil information literacy

E-safety pledge

Information on each pledge

E-safety pledge to print

E-safety certificate to print

Available online at www.wmnet.org.uk/go/esafety

WMnet E-safety

Pledge and

Self-Review Framework

Again available online

intended to be read as notestowards the contents of schools’ acceptable use policies

Acceptable use policy guidance

E-safety posterAn ideal basis for teaching pupils how to behave safely and legally online

Selected teaching resources – more coming soon…

www.wmnet.org.uk/go/esafety

E-safety teaching resources

Just purchased from ROAR for all schools in the West Midlands…

E-safety teaching resources

Coming Nov ’08 - Jan ‘09 from Learning Curve…

E-safety teaching resources

Stephanie Davies

Stephanie.Davies@wmnet.org.uk07787 952022