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Online Safety At DUCKS, we acknowledge the huge importance and positive opportunities that computing provides the children as learners and that increasing numbers of digital devices will be part of children and young people’s lives in the future. DUCKS staff are well placed to help establish boundaries and good practice guidance, in partnership with parents. Our commitment is to provide children with an excellent education extending to the digital environment. Our DUCKS ICT Acceptable Use Policy is available on the website. Our acceptable use policy for the children in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 at DUCKS is as follows; • I will look after property, laptops, mice, headphones, cameras, tablets and all other equipment and when turning the computer on and off • I will share equipment • I will use kind language when talking to others through the computer • I will only use websites or play games which my teacher/parent/carers have allowed me to use • I will tell my teacher/parent/carers if anything or anyone makes me feel uncomfortable or if there is a problem • I will remember to leave mobile phones and tablets at home • I will remember not everything I read on the internet may be true • I will remember that sometimes attachments can contain viruses so I will only open attachments from people I know • I will not give out my personal details, such as my name, address or school on the internet • When joining DUCKS you have access to the Safer Schools App. The Safer Schools app focuses on safeguarding particularly in the online world and also provides information and messaging on a full range of safeguarding and child protection issues. This App will give you access to up-to-date age-appropriate guidance on staying safe both on and offline. You can download straight from the App Store or Google Play by searching ‘Safer Schools’. Login to your App 1. Select our school. DUCKS Kindergarten & Infants’ from the drop down menu and click ‘continue’. 2. Enter the four digit entry code 7440 Outdoor Activity As you know, DUCKS is situated in a wonderful location, with a variety of outdoor spaces on our doorstep. Staff plan activities and lessons to incorporate these into the curriculum as well as using them for daily routines. The spaces we use regularly are: • The Kindergarten garden for daily outdoor opportunities • The Early Years and Key Stage 1 playgrounds for free flow learning, play times and clubs
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