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Website Policy |
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Thrybergh.com web portal incorporates several schools within the Thrybergh Community Learning Partnership. (TCLP) and the Education Action Zone which support those schools. They are:
Thrybergh education Action Zone (EiCAZ)
Dalton Foljambe primary school
High Greave Infants & Juniors
St Gerards Catholic primary school
Thrybergh Comprehensive school
Thrybergh Fullerton primary school
Thrybergh Primary school
Trinity Croft Junior & Infant school |
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values the contribution that a website can make to the life and role of the school in a modern society. Thrybergh.com's
website has 5 important roles: |
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To promote the schools;
To provide information to prospective parents and teachers, the wider community and the world;
To act as a communication channel between teachers, parents, pupils and school management;
To improve pupil learning;
To raise standards in teaching and learning. |
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Website Structure
The portal website is http://www.thrybergh.com. The site is hosted by Rotherham Metroploian Borough Council (RMBC) and managed by the EiCAZ web manager. contactus.html |
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| There are two main sections to the site: - |
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| The published site, which is available to anyone in the world with Internet access. |
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The secured area, which is available to members of the school staff and authorised users with usernames and passwords to the site. Within the secured area, there are a number of sub-areas, for Teachers only and Technical staff only. |
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| Safeguards |
| The safety of children and other users who appear or are referred to on the published site is of paramount importance. |
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| 1. Access and Approval |
The Site Administrator has full access to the school website. By default, all pages are locked for editing by the Site Administrator only. However, pages can be unlocked by the Site Administrator for individual users to edit. |
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The Site Administrator has full control over adding new pages to the site. Users have to request a new page, which can then be created and unlocked for editing by the individual user. |
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| All content for publication to the website will be checked and approved by the Site Administrator prior to being published. |
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| 2. Names, pictures and content |
Adult's names will be published as their title and last name e.g. Mr. Davies. Children's names will be published as their first name only e.g. Trevor, or if required, first name and last name initial e.g. Trevor D. |
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| Any images of children will not be labelled with their names. (Unless agreed by the parent/career of that child) |
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| No close up pictures of individual children will be available as a download. |
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| Children will only be shown in photos where they are suitably dressed. |
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Personal details of children, staff and governors, such as home addresses, telephone numbers, personal e-mail addresses, etc, will not be released via the website or school e-mail. |
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All users will be given the opportunity to submit information to appear on the website (subject to approval as set out in
section 1 above). |
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| 3. Privacy |
| Adults have the right to refuse permission to publish their image on the published site. |
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| Parents have the right to refuse permission for their child's work and/or image to be published on the published site. |
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Those wishing to exercise this right should express their wishes in writing to the Headteacher, clearly stating whether they
object to work, images, or both being published, to the published site. Parents will be notified of this right by
publication of this policy on an annual basis with an acknowledgement receipt attached. |
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| 4. Monitoring |
The School Administrator will check material before it is uploaded to ensure that it is suitable and complies with the record of objections held by the Headteacher and with copyright laws (as far as is possible). Any persons named on a web page can ask for their details to be removed. |
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| New pages will be tested for errors immediately after installation. |
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The web pages will be regularly reviewed for accuracy and will be updated as required. This review will occur at least
annually. It will be the responsibility of the Site Administrator, school management and staff to ensure this happens. |
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| 5. Maintenance and Editing |
Written instructions and manuals will be available and maintained by the Site Administrator covering how to update the
website. |
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At least two people should have the knowledge to maintain and edit the site, and they must pass on their knowledge to a
successor at the end of a term of office. |
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| Email |
Rotherham Grid For Learning (RGFL) and RMEasy Mail will be the only permitted email for students and staff at all above mentioned schools
Email addresses will be created using the model and conventyions assigned by RGFL.
school prefixfirstname.lastname@rgfl.org or school prefixfirstinitial.surname@rgfl.org or school prefixclassname@rgfl.org
Pupils will have a “school-only” email environment, meaning that they can only send emails to other users of the school website. They will be able to send and receive emails externally. (This is stricktly monitored by RGFL)
The website and this policy have been created using the relevant guidelines of: -
BECTa (British Educational Communications and Technology agency- www.becta.org.uk
Superhighway Safety for Schools (DfES)- http://safety.ngfl.gov.uk/schools/index.php3?S=4
Detailed research of other school websites and policies.
This policy will be reviewed annually and on any other occasion as necessary.
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