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hours and can only be used in a designated break away from the children. If staff fail to follow this

guidance, disciplinary action will be taken in accordance to the RBIS Bangkok disciplinary policy.

For personal use, please refer to the EYFS Mobile Phone Policy.

If staff need to make an emergency call, they must do so either in the School Office, the Headmaster’s
office or outside of the school grounds. Staff should provide the school number to members of the
family and next of kin so in an emergency the member of staff can be contacted on the school phone.

There are digital cameras available within the school and only these should be used to record visual

information within the consent criteria guidelines of the school. Staff must ensure that there is no
inappropriate or illegal content on their phones or mobile devices. Should any member of staff become
aware of inappropriate or non-essential use of a mobile phone, this should be reported to a member of
the SLT, and may be subject to disciplinary action.

Staff should remind parents regularly of school policy with regard to mobile phone use with the following
statement on weekly emails, when announcing events:

“You are welcome to photograph your child at this event providing the images are for personal use only
(e.g. a family album) and so are exempt from the Data Protection Act 1998. Please be aware these
images (which may include other children) must not be shared on social networking sites or other web-
based forums since we regard this as ‘making the image public’. Sharing images, or uploading them into
a ‘public space’, is likely to be in breach of the Act.“

Appropriate use of a mobile phone during the school day (Including Social Networking)

Mobile phones have a place on outings or in school buildings, which do not have access to a school
landline. In these cases, they are often the only means of contact available and can be helpful in ensuring
children are kept safe.

By arrangement with SLT, a member of staff’s mobile phone may be designated as the means of
communication for specific activities. The leader of the trip should ensure all participants (including
parents, volunteers and partners) in the activity are aware of this Mobile Phone and Camera Policy.

When leaving the school building with children (e.g. for sport, or on school trips), the mobile phones of

all members of staff must be switched on and turned to loud to ensure that staff can be contacted by
the school. Contact numbers for all members of staff accompanying the children must be left at the
School Office and a list of contact telephone numbers for all children should be with the leader of the
off-site activity (although these must be kept confidential).

Staff must not post anything onto social networking sites such as Facebook that could be construed to
have any impact on the organisation's reputation. (We advise all out staff to carefully restrict their
Facebook profiles to ensure they cannot be contacted by parents and pupils, this could involve removing

their last name from their page).

Staff must not post anything onto social networking sites that would offend any other member of staff
or parent using the setting. RBIS Bangkok staff are not permitted to accept friendship requests from
parents. If any of the above points are found to be happening then the member of staff involved will face
disciplinary action, which could result in dismissal.

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Rasami British International School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students
and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. It is our aim that all students fulfil their potential.