The safety of children and staff whilst using the Internet is very important to us. Our connection to the world wide web is through a hardware firewall which monitors all web traffic in and out of the school. However, no filter system can ever be 100% succesful in preventing unsuitable material from being displayed. To further protect our pupils and staff, the following rules apply:
Childrens' full names are never given on our webpages.
Any images of children will not be labelled with their names.
No close up pictures of our children will be available Online.
Children and staff will never reveal their personal details, and home addresses & telephone numbers on the web or in dialogue with other Internet users.
Children will not engage in conversation or dialogue with other users on the Internet without permission or supervision from their teacher.
Children are only allowed to use the provided links by themselves. The free use of Search Engines, is not permitted, unless in the presence of a teacher or other adult in school.
The Search Engines used by children at St Gabriels all offer a filtered list of links.
Any child finding themselves uncomfortable or upset by anything they discover on the Internet will report it to a teacher immediately.
Downloading of files is restricted to staff, or children under supervision.
All Internet access at St Gabriels is filtered through a proxy server to screen undesirable sites at source - this cannot be turned off by pupils or staff.
A note to parents:
The school recognises that, under certain circumstances, the Internet can give children access to undesirable information and images. We have done all that is possible to ensure children are protected from such information through the use of security software, limiting of features and the construction of an Intranet and Website that provide as safe an environment as possible. The children are taught to use the facility sensibly and with proper consideration for others.
It is recommended that parents using the Internet at home with children, develop a similar set of rules and invest in appropriate security software, e.g: Netnanny, Cyberpatrol or Surfwatch.
Childrens' full names are never given on our webpages.
Any images of children will not be labelled with their names.
No close up pictures of our children will be available Online.
Children and staff will never reveal their personal details, and home addresses & telephone numbers on the web or in dialogue with other Internet users.
Children will not engage in conversation or dialogue with other users on the Internet without permission or supervision from their teacher.
Children are only allowed to use the provided links by themselves. The free use of Search Engines, is not permitted, unless in the presence of a teacher or other adult in school.
The Search Engines used by children at St Gabriels all offer a filtered list of links.
Any child finding themselves uncomfortable or upset by anything they discover on the Internet will report it to a teacher immediately.
Downloading of files is restricted to staff, or children under supervision.
All Internet access at St Gabriels is filtered through a proxy server to screen undesirable sites at source - this cannot be turned off by pupils or staff.
A note to parents:
The school recognises that, under certain circumstances, the Internet can give children access to undesirable information and images. We have done all that is possible to ensure children are protected from such information through the use of security software, limiting of features and the construction of an Intranet and Website that provide as safe an environment as possible. The children are taught to use the facility sensibly and with proper consideration for others.
It is recommended that parents using the Internet at home with children, develop a similar set of rules and invest in appropriate security software, e.g: Netnanny, Cyberpatrol or Surfwatch.
