While concerns surrounding the safety of the internet have not quite reached the pitch of panic sustained by the video nasty scare in the Eighties, it’s an issue that rumbles on.
The latest guidance from the Department for Education and the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (Becta) advises schools to use whole-class rather than individual email addresses for external communications.
Use of photographs, identifying safe chatrooms and filtering systems are also covered on the site at http:safety.ngfl.gov.uk .
