We are very pleased to announce the release, for consultation with schools, the eagerly awaited final draft Norfolk E-Safety Toolkit!

The E-Safety Toolkit has been developed in consultation with the Joint Consultative Committee, unions and representatives with expertise in teaching and learning, Safeguarding Children, HR and ICT.

The E-Safety Toolkit includes policy and guidance on the use of ICT in teaching and learning in school and the extended school, through to home and mobile access. The guidance covers a broad range of ICT applications from the traditional PC, to mobile devices, learning platforms and social networking. We have also included some useful tools to help you assess where your school is now in terms of E-Safety and guidance to support you in developing local policies.

We need you!

Every school has a different approach to the use of ICT in teaching and learning. For example, some schools will encourage the use of personal devices in the classroom, or filtering that permits social networking for some groups. We have developed the E-Safety Toolkit with this in mind, but you are the experts and we need you to tell us if this toolkit will work for your school!

Consultation

The E-Safety Toolkit is available for consultation until the 20th February 2009. Visit http://www.eficts.norfolk.gov.uk/esafety for more information and to access the E-Safety Toolkit.

Feedback

Please send all feedback to sharon.knight@norfolk.gov.uk.