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Protecting Personal Data: Personal data will be recorded, processed, transferred and made available
according to the Data Protection Act 1998. The school recognises that if required, data may need to be
obtained by relevant parties such as the Police. The unauthorised access or use of personal information,
contrary to the previsions of the Data Protection Act is not permitted. Virus protection will be updated

regularly. If a ‘virus alert’ occurs when transferring work from one device to another a member of ICT
staff should be informed immediately. All external hardware e.g. Memory sticks must be vetted by
submitting them to an anti-virus check.

Social Media, including Facebook and Twitter
Facebook, Twitter and other forms of social media are increasingly becoming an important part of our
daily lives.

• Staff are not permitted to access their personal social media accounts using school equipment at
any time
• Staff are able to setup Social Learning Platform accounts, using their school email address, in order
to be able to teach pupils the safe and responsible use of Social Media
• Pupils are not permitted to access their social media accounts whilst at school
• Staff, pupils are provided with information on how to use social media responsibly and what to do if

they are aware of inappropriate use by others
• Staff, pupils, are aware that the information, comments, images and video they post online can be
viewed by others, copied and stay online forever
• Staff, pupils are aware that their online behaviour should at all times be compatible with UK and Thai

law.

Radicalisation and the Use of Social Media to Encourage Extremism: The Internet and the use of social
media in particular has become a major way to communicate with others, especially young people, which
has provided access for like-minded people to create an online community and confirm extreme beliefs,
sharing extreme ideological views or advocating the use of violence to solve problems. This has led to
social media becoming a platform for:

• Intensifying and accelerating the radicalisation of young people;
• Confirming extreme beliefs;
• Accessing likeminded people where they are not able to do this off-line, creating an online community;
• Normalising abnormal views and behaviours, such as extreme ideological views or the use of violence
to solve problems and address grievances.

RBIS Bangkok has a number of measures in place to help prevent the use of social media for this
purpose:
• Web site filtering is in place to help prevent access to terrorist and extremist material and social
networking sites such as Facebook, Instagram or Twitter by pupils.
• Pupils, parents and staff are educated in safe use of social media and the risks posed by on-line
activity, including from extremist and terrorist groups.

Further details on how social media is used to promote extremism and radicalisation can be found in
guidance from the Department for Education ‘How Social Media Is Used to Encourage Travel to Syria and
Iraq: Briefing Note for Schools.’

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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.