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Children and mobile phones

Children may not bring mobile phone/cameras to school unless they are travelling to and from school
on their own. In this case, the child will need written permission and the phone should be handed in to,
and collected from the School Office at the start and finish of each day.

Should a child be found with a mobile phone, it will be confiscated and kept in the School Office until the
end of the day. It will be returned to the child’s carer when they come to pick up their child. In the event
of a breach of these rules, the school has the right to search and erase inappropriate data from personal

mobile devices.

Use of Mobile Phones for Volunteers and Visitors
Upon their initial visit volunteers and visitors are given information informing them they are not permitted
to use mobile phones on the premises. If they wish to make or take an emergency call they may use the
office and the school phone. Neither are volunteers or visitors permitted to take photographs or
recordings of the children.

Parental use of mobile phones/cameras within the school buildings
The growth of hand-held mobile technology and interconnectivity has implications for the safety of
children, so in order to reflect the policy on safeguarding and child protection, it is essential parents do
not use their mobile phones/cameras in the school building, apart from circumstances as outlined
below.

Parents must ensure mobile phones/cameras are not on display (switched off or silent mode) while in

the presence of children or in public areas of the school such as during meetings and school events.

The school records images of children, both through moving pictures and stills, for assessment and
reporting of progress, as well as celebration of their activities. It goes to some lengths to photograph
events and performances, which are available on request (or through purchasing), particularly in order
to avoid distraction of children while performing and disturbance within the audience.

However, some parents may want to record their own images of their children at school events such as
assemblies, matches or concerts. They are welcome to do this so long as these images are for personal

use only (e.g. a family album) and so are exempt from the Data Protection Act 1998. We will remind
audiences of this at the start of each event, where practicable. These images must not be shared on
social networking sites or other web-based forums since we regard this as ‘making the image public’.
Sharing these images, or uploading them into a ‘public space’ is likely to be in breach of the Act.

Other mobile technology
No tablets, e-readers or personal laptops are allowed in school unless a justified educational reason has
been agreed by the school and individual permission has been given by a member of SLT.

Prior to this agreement, the device must be submitted to a member of the SLT for checking and during
its use any media uploaded must, at the end of the day, be taken off the device and placed on the school
network.

When accessing the school WiFi, staff must adhere to the ICT acceptable use Policy. Staff, pupils,
volunteers and parents are responsible for their own mobile devices and the school is not responsible

for theft, loss, or damage.

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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.