This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Freedom of Information request 'Child Safety on the Internet'.

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Community Directorate

Education Service

Boclair House

100 Milngavie Road

Bearsden

Your Ref: G61 2TQ

Our Ref: GC/PD/0001L Telephone: 0141 578 8709

If `phoning or calling ask for Gordon Currie Fax: 0141 578 8653

Ext No: 8709 e-mail: [email address]

12th November 2009

TO: [FOI #21500 email]

Mrs Fitzsimons

Dear Ms Fitzsimons

FOI Request: Child Safety on the Internet

Thank you for your FOI request regarding the above subject. I have now collated the appropriate information and offer you the following response:

1. Internet Safety Education provided as part of the school curriculum.

a) Within your schools has a specific program aimed at teaching children about staying safe online, including cyber bullying been integrated into the curriculum?

b) If yes, who is responsible for delivery and what accreditations/training have they received? For example, teacher, CEOP trained ambassador.

No member of staff currently holds any accreditation. All staff have

responsibility to deliver internet safety.

c) If yes, how often is internet safety training integrated into the school curriculum, i.e. weekly, monthly etc

  1. If no, what steps/timeframes are being taken for implementation?

2. Internet Filtering

a) Do the primary and secondary schools within your authority have internet filtering in place?

Yes all Education establishments have a filtering solution in place...this is a Central Enterprise solution located in the Education Data Centre.

b) If yes, what tools do you use? e.g. Hardware or Software?

Central Proxy, Management and Load Balancing Servers with filtering software installed..

c) If yes, what is the name of your internet filtering supplier and when was their contract last renewed/due for renewal?

RM Safety Net Plus...the contract was renewed in March 2009.

3. Internet Filtering Breaches

a) Have any of the Schools within the past 24 months experienced a breach of Internet Filtering where children were able to access pornography or Indecent images. Please provide details of School Type (Primary or Secondary), Date of Breach and Type of Unsuitable material accessed.

I am not aware of any incidents where children were exposed to unwanted or indecent images.

b) If a breach of security occurred how was your authority notified? For example, by a parent, by the school, through an automated alert provided by hardware/software supplier.

This would be highlighted in various ways...either by a member of staff or the pupil, the school or through report logs generated through the system.

Yours sincerely

GORDON CURRIE

Head of Education

c.c. Stephen Armstrong, FOI Officer

Claire Robertson, Public Affairs

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GORDON CURRIE

HEAD OF EDUCATION