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These are the guidelines
we have used to create the Chester Nomads Junior FC website and are based
on government guidelines for schools.
In Summary the
guidelines say:
Avoid the use of the
full names of individuals in a photograph. This reduces the
risk of inappropriate, unsolicited attention from people outside the club.
An easy rule to remember is:
If the player is named, avoid using their photograph.
If the photograph is used, avoid naming the player.
Our Rules
We will only use
images of players in suitable dress to reduce the risk of inappropriate
use.
Where photographs are
used, we will not refer to the players pictured by name.
The procedure for
reporting the use of inappropriate images to reduce the risks to pupils,
is to contact a team manager, Phil Tucker or Jayne Piggot.
Background Information from the Govt
web-site
The
DfES's Survey of
Information and Communications Technology in Schools for 2002, estimates
that 56% of primary schools and 79% of secondary schools now have school
website..
Including images of pupils on the school website can be motivating for the pupils involved and provide
a good opportunity to promote the work of the school. It is important to
balance the potential risks of including images of pupils on the
website against the design principles of creating colourful, attractive and
relevant pages, as the school, heads and governors would do with any
publication.
Schools need to
develop a policy in relation to the use of images of pupils on the school
website. The head and
governors will need to make decisions about the type of images they
consider suitable and that appropriately represent the school. They will
want to ensure parents support their policy. When assessing the potential
risks in the use of images of pupils, the most important factor is the
potential of inappropriate use of images of children.
Providing the name and
photograph of a pupil on a website allows for the possibility of people outside of the school
identifying and then contacting pupils directly. Avoiding the use of
images of named individuals therefore reduces the risk of unsolicited
attention.
Schools may want to include images of an individual or a group of children
who have won a competition or took part in a school trip. Avoiding naming
pupils who feature in the image reduces the risk of inappropriate contact.
First steps and things to think
about...
Establish the type of
images that appropriately represent the school for the Web medium.
Think about the level of consideration you give to the use of images of
pupils in other publications, for example, the processes involved in
choosing appropriate images for the school prospectus or school magazine.
Apply an increased level of consideration to the images of pupils used in
the website
Develop a procedure
to ensure that only appropriate images of pupils are used in the school
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