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Internet Safety - Advice for Schools

What can schools do to promote safe use of the Internet?

• Implement and update an Internet Safety Acceptable Use Policy.
• Educate students on how to be safe on the web.
• Install and update a filtering/monitoring system.

The school should combine all three of the above strategies rather than over reliance on one to empower learners online.

Are there any government publications that offer guidelines and advice on browsing, downloading, using email, chat rooms, newsgroups and publishing a school website?

Yes, the main publication is Webwise Information and Advice for Schools and some of the information in this section is extracted from it and Webwise.ie.