Code of Conduct

This​ ​code​ ​applies​ ​to​ ​users​ ​of​ ​Information​ ​and​ ​Communication​ ​Technology​ ​at​ ​the​ ​Europa School.​ ​Access to the school ICT network is only permitted to those that accept this agreement. By signing in to your google account or by signing in to a computer at school, either a fixed work station or laptop, you agree to abide by this code.

Code of Conduct For Video Conferencing

The code for video conferencing is in addition to the ICT code of conduct that can be found below.

1. Parents and students must not record images, video or audio of other participants, including the teacher

2. No inappropriate language or visuals can be used or displayed.

3. The Chat line must be used in a responsible way and as directed by the teacher.

Failure to follow this code will result in your child being banned temporarily or permanently depending on the severity of the breach.

Behaviour:

● You will treat the ICT facilities with care and leave the area clean and tidy when finished, ready for the next person. This includes turning off the computers in a proper way and to put the chair under the table.

● You should use email/chat sensibly and constructively, using polite language.

● You should not cause any physical damage to ICT equipment or unplug anything.

● Eating, drinking and irresponsible behaviour is not permitted in ICT rooms under any circumstances.

● You should not enter the ICT rooms unless your intention is to do schoolwork, quietly.

● You should not spend more than 90 minutes using a monitor without taking a 15 minute break.

● You should not use any of the school’s facilities to cause distress to others.

● Any reports of cyber bullying will be referred to the school leadership and are taken extremely serious.

● If you accidentally come across something inappropriate, you notify a member of staff/parent. If no member of staff is available, exit immediately.

● The school email address/account should only be used for school related purposes.

Use​ ​of​ ​Facilities:

● Only use the school's facilities for work related to school such as subject work, homework and coursework.

● At school premises, you should only use your school email account and only for educational purposes. You are aware that the management has access to all communication via a log.

● When leaving the computer, you should always make sure you log out of your europaschool.uk account.

● Only use Streaming media for schoolwork, never for personal use (Youtube, Iplayer, Netflix, Amazon, etc.).

● You should not use social media at school (Facebook, twitter, flickr, etc).

● Only print where necessary for school (S6&7)

● Do not create or store files that are excessive in size.

● Do not use the ICT facilities to access, send or receive offensive or unacceptable mail or material (such as pornography, sexist or racist material).

● You should never attempt to fix computer problems yourself. Please report them to a teacher, or ICT Services.

● You should not attempt to log on using another person’s account or in any way try to use logon privileges that are not yours.

● You should not attempt to circumnavigate any security restrictions.

● You should not gain, or attempt to gain, unauthorized access to any part of the school's ICT system.

● You should not make, or attempt to make, unauthorized changes to any computer document or file that is not yours.

● You should not download computer documents/files (including games, video clips, sound) without permission.

● The presence of executable files or scripts is not acceptable.

● You should not breach copyright regulations.

● You should not deliberately place a virus, malicious code or other inappropriate program onto the school computers and you should make efforts to avoid doing so.

● All work produced on the school network must be saved to your drive in your google domain. Anything saved locally can be deleted without warning and can be accessed by others.

● You should never introduce alien hardware to the network without the agreement of the IT Administrator. This includes USB storage devices.

Access​ ​to​ ​Rooms:

● Access to any Computer room is not allowed unless a member of staff is present and has given direct consent.

• Laptops are available for loan from the library

E​ ​Safety:

● You should never opt to save your password automatically or write it down somewhere. You should not share your password with anyone else.

● You should keep access to all of your accounts private and take reasonable steps to prevent unauthorised use.

● You should not engage in real time chat without your teacher’s permission.

● You should not disclose to anyone that you communicate with on the Internet any details that could identify you or your family, unless your teacher specifically gives you permission.

● You should not send anyone your picture without permission from your teacher/parents/carer.

● You should not arrange to meet anyone in person without first agreeing it with your parents/teacher/carer and you should get them to come along to the first meeting.

● You should not remain in an Internet chat room if someone says or writes something which makes you feel uncomfortable or worried, and you should always report it to a teacher or parent.

● You should not respond to unpleasant, suggestive or bullying emails or bulletin boards and you should always report it to a teacher or parent.​

Monitoring:

● The school retains the right to randomly monitor Internet use, e-mails and documents stored in your account.

● Use of the school's facilities for unauthorised activity may be a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act, will be treated as such by the school, and the appropriate authorities may be notified.

● A user area and all the files in it remain the sole property of Europa School UK and are subject to inspection at any time.

These rules are not necessarily exhaustive, but explain the kind of behaviour and responsibility that is expected of pupils in school. Any user breaking any of these rules may have their access to the school computers withdrawn, and may face possible further action.