[Dfey-nw-discuss] [Fwd: [safetynet] your opinions sought...]

[Tim Dobson]

Hi

I often read a Becta mailing list frequented by child safety experts 
about internet safety called "safetynet". 
http://lists.becta.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/safetynet

I've been following the thread:
http://lists.becta.org.uk/pipermail/safetynet/2009-August/thread.html
that resulted from this email, I wonder what you all thought...

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [safetynet] your opinions sought...
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:27:04 +0100
From: Ruth Hammond <address@hidden>
Reply-To: address@hidden
To: address@hidden <address@hidden>

Had an interesting issue raised and would appreciate your views -



Child is teenager, has learning difficulties and is in a residential 
school. At home he amuses himself for long periods watching cartoons on 
YouTube. His parents want their child to have access to YouTube (and 
other sites) in his bedroom (this would be mostly unsupervised) while at 
school. There is no school network connectivity into the residential 
area of the school. Parents want their child to have a 3G mobile network 
dongle to allow access to the internet on a home provided laptop. This 
would be unfiltered. The parents are clear that they want him to have 
this access and are willing to sign any waiver absolving the school from 
fault if anything happens to their child as result of having access to 
an unfiltered internet stream while in residence. They claim that this 
is what he has at home and that is what they want him to have at school.



I wonder if you have any comment.


Ruth Hammond
Manager, Safeguarding Programmes
Becta
Millburn Hill Road
Science Park
Coventry
CV4 7JJ

Tel:  02476 416994
Fax: 02476 411418
www.becta.org.uk<http://www.becta.org.uk/>

address@hidden<mailto:address@hidden>

'AUPs in context: Establishing safe and responsible online behaviours'

This document provides a number of prompts and action points to help 
schools and other children's settings develop effective AUPs within 
their local context and framework of wider e-safety measures.  Available 
free to order or download from

http://www.becta.org.uk/publications/aupsincontext

Safeguarding learners online: http://www.becta.org.uk/safeguardinglearners





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