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are found, the Headmaster should be immediately informed. Adults should not attempt to investigate
the matter or evaluate the material themselves, as this may lead to evidence being contaminated, which
in itself can lead to a criminal prosecution.

Chat Room Grooming and Offline Abuse: Our staff needs to be continually alert to any suspicious
activity involving computers and the Internet. Grooming of pupils online is a faster process than usual

grooming, and totally anonymous. The abuser develops a ‘special’ relationship with the child online
(often adopting a false identity), which remains a secret to enable an offline meeting to occur in order
for the abuser to harm the child.

Pupils are reminded that 'sexting' (sending or posting images or videos of a sexual or indecent nature)
is strictly prohibited by the school and may constitute a criminal offence. The school will treat
incidences of sexting (both sending and receiving) as a safeguarding issue and pupils concerned about
images that they have received, sent or forwarded should speak to any member of staff for advice.

Communicating and educating parents/carers in online safety: Parents will be provided with a copy of
the IT User Acceptance Policy, and parents of years 3 to 13 will be asked to sign it on their child’s behalf.
RBIS Bangkok recognises the crucial role that parents play in the protection of their children with regards
to online safety. The school organises annually an awareness session for parents with regards to e-
safety which looks at emerging technologies and the latest ways to safeguard children from
inappropriate content. The school will also provide parents and carers with information through

newsletters, and the school web site.

Parents and carers are always welcome to discuss their concerns on e-Safety with the school, who can
direct them to the support of our e-Safety officer if required. Parents and carers will be encouraged to
support the school in promoting good e-safety practice.

Parental Involvement

We believe that it is essential for parents/carers to be fully involved with promoting E-Safety both in and
outside of school and to be aware of their responsibilities. We regularly consult and discuss E-Safety
with parents/ carers and seek to promote a wide understanding of the benefits of new technologies,
together with the associated risks.
• Parents/carers are asked to read through and sign acceptable use agreements on behalf of their
child on admission to the school.
• Parents/carers are required to make a decision as to whether they consent to images of their child

being taken and used in the public domain (e.g., on school website).
• Parents/carers are expected to sign a Home School agreement containing the following statement.
• We will support the school approach to on-line safety and not deliberately upload or add any text,
image, sound or videos that could upset or offend any member of the school community or bring the

school name into disrepute.
• The school disseminates information to parents relating to E-Safety where appropriate in the form
of;
o Posters
o School website information

Taking and Storing Images of Pupils Including Mobile Phones (See our related documents including

Appendix 6): RBIS Bangkok provides an environment in which pupils, parents and staff are safe from

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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.