At Rakegate Primary School we believe that enabling pupils to understand and apply ICT/e-Learning is vital for their ability to function as individuals in this modern technologically based society. The school has a duty to provide pupils with quality technology as part of their learning.

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Rakegate Primary School offers a curriculum that is enhanced by integrating Computing across all subject areas, promoting enjoyment, a personal sense of fulfilment, achievement and the life skills that will help our children thrive in the 21st Century.

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As the uses of online technological resources grow, so has the awareness of risks and potential dangers which arise from their use.

 

As part of the Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, schools have a duty to ensure that children are safe and their welfare is promoted.

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By placing children, young people and families at the heart of our e-strategy, we recognise that learners must have the skills to keep themselves safe in the digital world.

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At Rakegate Primary School there are two main approaches to achieving online safety:

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1. Dealing with the “here and now”: informing and making children, young people and their families aware of the benefits and also the potential dangers of working online.

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2. Building learning opportunities to develop children and young people as safe and e-confident learners, enabling their families to understand and support them in this area of their lives.