e-safety and Acceptable Use Policies

Who should be involved in developing Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs) in a school?
The development of AUPs is a whole school responsibility.

Becta’s document, “e-safety Developing whole school policies to support effective practice”, should be considered essential reading for staff leading on the development of AUPs.

Amongst other useful information it provides the following checklists for schools when developing acceptable use policies.

• School-wide policies and procedures
• Communication with parents and carers
• Acceptable use guidelines for staff
• Acceptable use guidelines for pupils
• Internet safety skills development for staff
• Internet safety skills development for pupils
• Using the technologies safely
• School websites
• Using images and digital video on school websites
• Acceptable use of ICT facilities within the school library
• The school as a community resource

A PDF copy of the whole document can be downloaded from Becta publications.

e-safety Developing whole school policies to support effective practice