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• Keeping Pupils Safe in Education (KCSIE) Information for all schools and colleges (DfE: September
2018) incorporates the additional statutory guidance, Disqualification under the Childcare Act 2006
(February 2015) and also refers to non-statutory advice for teachers, What to do if you’re worried a
child is being abused (HM Government: March 2015)

• Working Together to Safeguard Pupils (WT) (HM Government: 2015) which also refers to non-statutory
advice, Information sharing HM Government: March 2015); Prevent Duty Guidance: for England and
Wales (March 2015) (Prevent). Prevent is supplemented by The Prevent duty: Departmental advice for
schools and childminders (June 2015) and The use of social media for on-line radicalisation (July 2015)
How Social Media Is Used To Encourage Travel To Syria And Iraq: Briefing Note For Schools (DfE )
• Based on guidance from the DfE (2014) ‘Cyberbullying: Advice for Heads and School staff ‘and ‘Advice

for parents and carers on cyberbullying’
• Prepared with reference to DfE Guidance (2014) Preventing and Tackling Bullying: Advice for school
leaders and governors and the relevant aspects of Safe to Learn, embedding anti-bullying work in
schools.
• Having regard for the guidance set out in the DfE (Don’t Suffer in Silence booklet)

• The Data Protection Act 1998; BECTA and CEOP.

Legal Status: Under United Kingdom law
• Whilst UK Government regulatory requirements are given for reference as to the British international
nature of RBIS, at all time the law and regulatory requirements of the Kingdom of Thailand will hold
legal precedence.

Introduction: The primary purpose of this policy is to safeguard pupils and staff at RBIS Bangkok. It

details the actions and behaviour required from pupils and members of staff in order to maintain a safe
electronic environment and is based on current best practice drawn from a wide range of sources. In
accordance with legislative requirements we have a whole school approach to e-safety. Our key
message to keep pupils and young people safe is to be promoted and should be applied to both online
and offline behaviours. Within our E-Safety Policy, we have clearly defined roles and responsibilities for

online safety as part of the school’s wider safeguarding strategy and how this links with our main
Safeguarding Children-Child Protection Policy (please refer to our Safeguarding Children-Child
Protection Policy cited in related documents). Also see related documents to this E-safety Policy.

This policy informs and supports a number of other school policies, including our Safeguarding Children-
Child Protection Policy and our Preventing Extremism and Tackling Radicalisation Policy. The staff and
pupil Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs) are central to the E-safety Policy and should be consulted
alongside this policy. The E-safety Policy will be reviewed annually by the safeguarding team who will

provide recommendations for updating the policy in the light of experience and changes in legislation or
technologies. All staff should read these policies in conjunction with the E-Safety Policy. This is
particularly important with regard to the Prevent Strategy, as a large portion of cases of radicalisation
happen through the online medium. Staff must be vigilant when dealing with such matters and ensure
that they observe the procedure for reporting such concerns in line with that laid out in the Safeguarding
Children-Child Protection and Preventing Extremism and Tackling Radicalisation Policies.

Roles and Responsibilities: Our nominated E-Safety Officer is Ms. Ankita Narula who has responsibility
for ensuring that online safety is considered an integral part of everyday safeguarding practice. This

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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.