Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Leigh
Data Policy
Live and Learn with Jesus.
We follow Jesus through fairness, kindness, love, friendship and happiness.
INTRODUCTION
Computing in the 21st Century is an essential resource to support learning and teaching, as well as playing an important role in the everyday lives of children, young people and adults. Consequently, we believe pupils need a high-level of understanding with computers as this equips them to approach a problem in a systematic manner and then be able to find a solution using computational thinking and creativity. All our subjects are linked with computing and we ensure that our curriculum works alongside ‘The National Curriculum in England: computing programmes of study’. Our school builds in the use of technology in order to arm our young people with the skills to access life-long learning and employment.
Pupils are taught the principles of information and technology helping them to understand how to use a wide range of digital equipment from surfing the internet to understanding the complex workings of computers and programming. Computing also ensures that pupils become digitally literate – able to use, and express themselves and develop their ideas through, information and communication technology – at a level suitable for the future workplace and as active participants in a digital world (National Curriculum).
Purpose
As we follow ‘The National Curriculum in England: computing programmes of study’, we split our learning into various categories to ensure the children understand all the assorted aspect of computing. This helps them to recognise the difference between what makes each one relevant to their future, as well as their everyday lives.
Aim
Computing covers a wide range of resources including; web-based and online learning. It is also important to recognise the constant and fast paced evolution of computing within our society as a whole. Currently the internet technologies children and young people are using both inside and outside of the classroom include:
Whilst making sure the children cover all the above technology, Sacred Heart teach Internet Safety, Computational Think, Programming, Creativity, Communication/Collaboration, Networking and Productivity, all of which (where possible), are linked to our core subjects. We try to close the digital divide, so that everyone has the opportunity to thrive (digital divide is the division that exists between those people who can use technology and are comfortable doing so, and those who are not).
Vaules
Children at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School demonstrate the following values whilst learning about Computing by: Democracy
Internet Safety
Whilst we try our upmost to monitor children inside school by using high levels of security software we are aware not everything is policed and this is even more so outside of school, therefore we do make sure all our children understand what to do and who to go to if they have a concern when using any online equipment, this could be a mobile phone, computer, tablet, etc..
Data Protection
Everybody in our school has a shared responsibility to secure any sensitive information used in our day to day professional duties and even staff not directly involved in data handling are made aware of the risks and threats and how to minimise them.
Both this policy and the Acceptable Use Agreement (for all staff, governors, visitors and pupils) are inclusive of both fixed and mobile internet; technologies provided by the school (such as PCs, laptops, tablets, webcams, whiteboards, voting systems, digital video equipment, etc); and technologies owned by pupils and staff, but brought onto school premises (such as laptops, mobile phones, camera phones, and portable media players, etc).
MONITORING
BREACHES
A breach or suspected breach of policy by a School employee, contractor or pupil may result in the temporary or permanent withdrawal of School computing hardware, software or services from the offending individual.
Any policy breach is grounds for disciplinary action in accordance with the School Disciplinary Procedure or, where appropriate, the HCC Disciplinary Procedure.
Policy breaches may also lead to criminal or civil proceedings.
The ICO's (GDPR) newest powers to issue monetary penalties updated on 25th May 2018, are as follows
There are two tiers of administrative fines that can be levied as penalties for non-compliance: Up to €10 million, or 2% annual global turnover – whichever is higher. Up to €20 million, or 4% annual global turnover – whichever is higher this is for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act.
The data protection powers of the Information Commissioner's Office are to:
Anyone expecting a confidential/sensitive fax or email, should ask the sender for notify before it is sent.
INCIDENT REPORTING
Any security breaches or attempts, loss of equipment and any unauthorised use or suspected misuse of computing must be immediately reported to the school’s e-Safety Co-ordinator. Additionally, all security breaches, lost/stolen equipment or data (including remote access Secure ID tokens and PINs), virus notifications, unsolicited emails, misuse or unauthorised use of computing and all other policy non-compliance must be reported to Mrs C Williams or Miss C Lawton.
DATA SECURITY
The accessing and appropriate use of school data is something that the school takes very seriously.
The school follows Becta guidelines Becta Schools - Leadership and management - Security - Data handling security guidance for schools (published Spring 2009) and the Local Authority guidance documents listed below
HGfL: School Admin: School Office: Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Headteacher’s Guidance – Data Security in Schools – Do’s and Don’ts
The Head and Computing leader’s documents contain advice about identifying information assets including an example of school policy that can be displayed at appropriate sites within the school or handed to visitors or guests.
SECURITY
DISPOSAL OF REDUNDANT COMPUTING EQUIPMENT POLICY
Regulations: waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regulations-waste-electrical-and-electronic-equipment
Dispose of business or commercial waste
https://www.gov.uk/managing-your-waste-an-overview
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/3113/contents/made
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1214/pdfs/uksi_20181214_en.pdf
Recycling Electrical Items
Home School Links
Our school website promotes the school and children’s achievements as well as providing information and communication between the school, parents and the local community. The website provides links to learning websites so the children can learn outside school, if they wish too. Our school has invested in several learning platforms which are very secure and the children can access these sites via links on the website, providing they have their own personal username and passwords. We also use the dojo platform to communicate to parents and to encourage children. This has had a positive effect as the children love posting all their achievements and parents can see via the rewards system how their child is doing.
Deployment of Computing/ICT Resources
To enable regular and whole class teaching of Computing/ICT, each class has a time slot in our fully equipped computer suite, as well as a bank of ipads for the classes to access and each class has their own computer stations which children can use if they don’t have use of computers at home. Each member of teaching staff has a laptop computer and iPad, which they are able to use at home. Every class has an interactive touch-screen board and they are all linked to our school server and network. All this is monitored via a high security software to ensure safety of everyone and no misuse.
Bibliography
Data Protection Act 2018
https://www.gov.uk/data-protection
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/contents/enacted
Data protection register: notify ICO about personal data
https://www.gov.uk/data-protection-register-notify-ico-personal-data
Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/635/contents/made
Further information available at:
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations
Environment Agency web site
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency
Electrical waste
https://www.gov.uk/electricalwaste-producer-supplier-responsibilities
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013
https://www.gov.uk/electricalwaste-producer-supplier-responsibilities
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment recycling (WEEE)
https://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/waste-electrical.htm
Information Commissioner website
Guide to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Data Protection pdf
Keep children safe in education: proposed revisions 2020
Reference List
The National Curriculum in England: computing programmes of study
Data Protection Act 2018
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/contents/enacted
Data Protection in Schools – Guidance for the Education Sector
https://www.highspeedtraining.co.uk/hub/data-protection-in-schools/
The Computer Misuse Act 1990
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/18/pdfs/ukpga_19900018_en.pdf
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/pdfs/ukpga_19880048_en.pdf
Creative Commons Licensing
https://www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_464806_smxx.pdf
The Freedom of Information Act 2000
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/pdfs/ukpga_20000036_en.pdf
HCC Disciplinary Procedure
Reviewed Summer Term 2022
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Leigh
Data Policy
Live and Learn with Jesus.
We follow Jesus through fairness, kindness, love, friendship and happiness.
INTRODUCTION
Computing in the 21st Century is an essential resource to support learning and teaching, as well as playing an important role in the everyday lives of children, young people and adults. Consequently, we believe pupils need a high-level of understanding with computers as this equips them to approach a problem in a systematic manner and then be able to find a solution using computational thinking and creativity. All our subjects are linked with computing and we ensure that our curriculum works alongside ‘The National Curriculum in England: computing programmes of study’. Our school builds in the use of technology in order to arm our young people with the skills to access life-long learning and employment.
Pupils are taught the principles of information and technology helping them to understand how to use a wide range of digital equipment from surfing the internet to understanding the complex workings of computers and programming. Computing also ensures that pupils become digitally literate – able to use, and express themselves and develop their ideas through, information and communication technology – at a level suitable for the future workplace and as active participants in a digital world (National Curriculum).
Purpose
As we follow ‘The National Curriculum in England: computing programmes of study’, we split our learning into various categories to ensure the children understand all the assorted aspect of computing. This helps them to recognise the difference between what makes each one relevant to their future, as well as their everyday lives.
Aim
Computing covers a wide range of resources including; web-based and online learning. It is also important to recognise the constant and fast paced evolution of computing within our society as a whole. Currently the internet technologies children and young people are using both inside and outside of the classroom include:
Whilst making sure the children cover all the above technology, Sacred Heart teach Internet Safety, Computational Think, Programming, Creativity, Communication/Collaboration, Networking and Productivity, all of which (where possible), are linked to our core subjects. We try to close the digital divide, so that everyone has the opportunity to thrive (digital divide is the division that exists between those people who can use technology and are comfortable doing so, and those who are not).
Vaules
Children at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School demonstrate the following values whilst learning about Computing by: Democracy
Internet Safety
Whilst we try our upmost to monitor children inside school by using high levels of security software we are aware not everything is policed and this is even more so outside of school, therefore we do make sure all our children understand what to do and who to go to if they have a concern when using any online equipment, this could be a mobile phone, computer, tablet, etc..
Data Protection
Everybody in our school has a shared responsibility to secure any sensitive information used in our day to day professional duties and even staff not directly involved in data handling are made aware of the risks and threats and how to minimise them.
Both this policy and the Acceptable Use Agreement (for all staff, governors, visitors and pupils) are inclusive of both fixed and mobile internet; technologies provided by the school (such as PCs, laptops, tablets, webcams, whiteboards, voting systems, digital video equipment, etc); and technologies owned by pupils and staff, but brought onto school premises (such as laptops, mobile phones, camera phones, and portable media players, etc).
MONITORING
BREACHES
A breach or suspected breach of policy by a School employee, contractor or pupil may result in the temporary or permanent withdrawal of School computing hardware, software or services from the offending individual.
Any policy breach is grounds for disciplinary action in accordance with the School Disciplinary Procedure or, where appropriate, the HCC Disciplinary Procedure.
Policy breaches may also lead to criminal or civil proceedings.
The ICO's (GDPR) newest powers to issue monetary penalties updated on 25th May 2018, are as follows
There are two tiers of administrative fines that can be levied as penalties for non-compliance: Up to €10 million, or 2% annual global turnover – whichever is higher. Up to €20 million, or 4% annual global turnover – whichever is higher this is for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act.
The data protection powers of the Information Commissioner's Office are to:
Anyone expecting a confidential/sensitive fax or email, should ask the sender for notify before it is sent.
INCIDENT REPORTING
Any security breaches or attempts, loss of equipment and any unauthorised use or suspected misuse of computing must be immediately reported to the school’s e-Safety Co-ordinator. Additionally, all security breaches, lost/stolen equipment or data (including remote access Secure ID tokens and PINs), virus notifications, unsolicited emails, misuse or unauthorised use of computing and all other policy non-compliance must be reported to Mrs C Williams or Miss C Lawton.
DATA SECURITY
The accessing and appropriate use of school data is something that the school takes very seriously.
The school follows Becta guidelines Becta Schools - Leadership and management - Security - Data handling security guidance for schools (published Spring 2009) and the Local Authority guidance documents listed below
HGfL: School Admin: School Office: Data Protection and Freedom of Information
Headteacher’s Guidance – Data Security in Schools – Do’s and Don’ts
The Head and Computing leader’s documents contain advice about identifying information assets including an example of school policy that can be displayed at appropriate sites within the school or handed to visitors or guests.
SECURITY
DISPOSAL OF REDUNDANT COMPUTING EQUIPMENT POLICY
Regulations: waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regulations-waste-electrical-and-electronic-equipment
Dispose of business or commercial waste
https://www.gov.uk/managing-your-waste-an-overview
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/3113/contents/made
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2018/1214/pdfs/uksi_20181214_en.pdf
Recycling Electrical Items
Home School Links
Our school website promotes the school and children’s achievements as well as providing information and communication between the school, parents and the local community. The website provides links to learning websites so the children can learn outside school, if they wish too. Our school has invested in several learning platforms which are very secure and the children can access these sites via links on the website, providing they have their own personal username and passwords. We also use the dojo platform to communicate to parents and to encourage children. This has had a positive effect as the children love posting all their achievements and parents can see via the rewards system how their child is doing.
Deployment of Computing/ICT Resources
To enable regular and whole class teaching of Computing/ICT, each class has a time slot in our fully equipped computer suite, as well as a bank of ipads for the classes to access and each class has their own computer stations which children can use if they don’t have use of computers at home. Each member of teaching staff has a laptop computer and iPad, which they are able to use at home. Every class has an interactive touch-screen board and they are all linked to our school server and network. All this is monitored via a high security software to ensure safety of everyone and no misuse.
Bibliography
Data Protection Act 2018
https://www.gov.uk/data-protection
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/contents/enacted
Data protection register: notify ICO about personal data
https://www.gov.uk/data-protection-register-notify-ico-personal-data
Electricity at Work Regulations 1989
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/635/contents/made
Further information available at:
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations
Environment Agency web site
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency
Electrical waste
https://www.gov.uk/electricalwaste-producer-supplier-responsibilities
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013
https://www.gov.uk/electricalwaste-producer-supplier-responsibilities
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment recycling (WEEE)
https://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/waste-electrical.htm
Information Commissioner website
Guide to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Data Protection pdf
Keep children safe in education: proposed revisions 2020
Reference List
The National Curriculum in England: computing programmes of study
Data Protection Act 2018
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/contents/enacted
Data Protection in Schools – Guidance for the Education Sector
https://www.highspeedtraining.co.uk/hub/data-protection-in-schools/
The Computer Misuse Act 1990
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1990/18/pdfs/ukpga_19900018_en.pdf
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/pdfs/ukpga_19880048_en.pdf
Creative Commons Licensing
https://www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_464806_smxx.pdf
The Freedom of Information Act 2000
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/36/pdfs/ukpga_20000036_en.pdf
HCC Disciplinary Procedure
Reviewed Summer Term 2022