Website Policy
Purpose of Website
Clifton values the contribution that a website can make to the life and role of the school in a modern society. This website has 5 important roles:
- To promote the school;
- 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.
Safety
The safety of children and others who appear or are referred to on this website is of paramount importance. To ensure maximum safety standards:
- pictures of children will not be included on the website where parents or children have so requested;
- pictures of individuals will not be used;
- if crowd pictures are used every effort will be made to ensure that individuals are not identifiable;
- the names of those featured in pictures will not be published;
- only pictures of children in suitable clothing will be used.
Copyright
The copyright on all original images used within the website is held by Clifton: A Community Arts School. Images must not be used without the specific written permission of the school.
Privacy
Personal privacy will be respected. The website will not include any personal identifiable information (e.g. personal addresses or telephone numbers of children, staff or governors).
Adults have the right to refuse permission to publish their image on the site.
Parents have the right to refuse permission for their child's work and/or image to be published.
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.
Legal
Where links are included within the website they will be provided solely for information and not to endorse or promote other sites.
The website and this policy have been created using the relevant guidelines of BECTA (the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency)