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We want to encourage our young people to access the wider world, build upon their interests and inspire their curiosity with a variety of powered learning tools. However, we also understand the need to balance this with selected controls to ensure the safety of all our young people when using this equipment whilst at school.

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If you have any concerns about any young person and internet safety please share them with Headteacher, Elizabeth Cornish. 

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• Our school Wifi has RM SafetyNet for filtering and firewall built in. This protects our young people from inappropriate content online whilst they are accessing devices using the school Wifi. If you would like further information about RM SafetyNet and their provision, please visit their website.

• Class teachers maintain regular contact with families and when appropriate resources are shared and meetings held to discuss online safety and support parents to add controls to their devices.

• Interactive boards in classrooms help to engage our young people and provide shared experiences however these are only accessed by specific accounts with very limited access to documents and areas of our network.

• We are amazed by what our learners can show us when given access to an iPad and are aware we have an important role to play in teaching our young people how to appropriately engage with these very motivating devices. At Glenwood learners only have access to iPads during specific times for the day such as iPad clubs or during specific powered learning activities. These activities are run with small sized groups with additional support from HLTAs to ensure they are being used safely. All apps for school iPads must be downloaded centrally and only then can they be added to each iPad. This ensures we have control of which apps are available to learners.

• Communication iPads (Proloquo2go) have very limited capabilities to ensure they are used appropriately. This allows us to give learners the independence when using these communication aids.

• We know how much music means to many of our young people and accessing songs through YouTube really helps to bring groups together and encourage communication. All classes are encouraged to use YouTubeKids. Where this is not available, song lyric videos are played. Learners request songs from choice boards to ensure the staff can control what songs are being heard within the class.

• Sometimes our learners need to bring personal devices into school. This is carefully managed with individual risk assessments put in place in partnerships with families. The rationale and controls are also included on that individual's Pupil Support Strategy (PSS).