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CONTENTS
1. Model School Policies
2. New web filtering solution
3. Brake School Projects 2018
4. Schools Funding Bulletin
5. Accent Music Education Hub
6. Liverpool City Region Apprenticeship Hub Newsletter
7. Learn, Teach, Lead RE Conference
8. The Danny schools programme in 2018
Model School Policies
Applies to - All Schools
Dear Colleague
I have now reviewed and updated the following three model policies for schools
- Click here to view Disposal of Redundant ICT Equipment
- Click here to view Records Retention Management
- Click here to view Press and Publicity
These are attached
All of the model policies for schools regarding the area of information governance including GDPR and E Safety can be found at http://hbc/teams/InfoGov/Pages/InformationGuidanceForSchools.aspx
Peter Richmond
Divisional Manager - Service Improvement and Governance
Resources, ICT Services
Halton Borough Council
Municipal Building
Kingsway
Widnes
WA8 7QF
New web filtering solution
Applies to - All Schools
Dear Colleague
You will be pleased to know that from April 2018 Halton ICT Services is introducing a new web filtering solution to ensure that schools and academies that purchase our web filtering SLA are fully compliant to meet the Prevent Agenda.
The new web filtering solution Smooth Wall will be provided to schools and academies at no additional cost to the charges already in place for this SLA. The new web filtering solution will provide schools and academies with improved real time content filtering, protecting all users at schools from inappropriate or illegal content, anonymous proxy usage, and internet based malware. The filtering will cover all devices from desktops to ipads at an appropriate level of filtering.
This solution has been developed in order to fulfil the schools duty of care and to safeguard pupils and staff against online threats and harmful content . We are advised that these will meet all necessary Ofsted requirements and Prevent Duty Legislation.
What do you have to do? – nothing at the moment.
I will be in touch shortly with each school and academy that purchases Council's web filtering SLA to ensure that you have the right level of filtering applied to each device and user in your school.
For schools not taking the Halton ICT Web Filtering SLA for 2018/19 we would recommend that you ask your current ICT provider whether the web filtering they provide meets the Prevent Agenda. If not you could consider purchasing this service from Halton.
Chris Cotterill
Schools Account Manager
ICT Business Services
ICT Services | 1st Floor Municipal Building | Kingsway | Widnes | WA8 7QF
(DD: 0151 511 7025 or ext 167025
Brake School Projects 2018
Applies to - All Schools
- Click here to view information
Schools Funding Bulletin
Applies to - All Schools
If you have a project or an idea that you require advice and funding assistance with, please fill out an Enquiry Form.
Accent Music Education Hub
Applies to - All Schools
Liverpool City Region Apprenticeship Hub
Applies to - All Schools
- Click here to view newsletter
Learn, Teach, Lead RE Conference
Applies to- Primary Headteachers and Primary RE coordinators and teachers of RE
Click here to view information
The Danny schools programme in 2018
Applies to - All Schools
- Click here to view information on The Danny school's offer
- Click here to view information about School river weaver cruise and workshop
