ICT Safety, Security and Administration

Duncan Smith

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Ensure safe, efficient use of your computers

Every school with computers, peripherals and software faces a host of issues related to their safe, efficient use and protection from damage and theft. Not only does this place additional administrative burdens on ICT staff but also requires a range of often unfamiliar skills.

This pack provides practical advice and a selection of resources to help those responsible to plan, implement and then develop an appropriate policy. Sensitive to varying circumstances, the publication is designed for use in a wide range of institutions.

Involve students in establishing good practice

There are also student materials, useful not only as curriculum topics but also to raise awareness of the good practices that should be followed both at the school and elsewhere.

Divided into self-contained sections, the pack can be used as the basis for a complete programme, as support for a particular, more limited initiative, or as a resource to dip into as required.

In addition, ICT Safety, Security and Administration contains classroom materials to help teachers explain many of these important issues to pupils, not only as useful curriculum topics but also to help ensure that they are aware of the good practices that they should be following both at school and elsewhere.

Contents

• Introduction
• The Internet
• Hardware
• Deployment
• Software
• Health and safety
• Security
• Privacy and the Data Protection Act
• Assessment sheets
• Glossary
• Index of handouts, record sheets and assessment sheets