Information about Children
A good rule of thumb when considering the content of a web page is:
- If you publish a picture, do not publish a name
- If you publish a name, do not publish a picture
- Do not publish the full names or addresses of children.
- Do not publish e-mail addresses of children.
- Do not publish individual close-up
portraits of children
(most group photographs are OK but bear in mind that these should be "general" shots
rather than images of children doing PE, which could be considered
provocative).
- When publishing pupils' work simply label it as by “John
in Year 3”.
- Ensure that parents/carers give their consent for the use of the
child's image
Do explain to parents that
you have a website and that from time to time you may publish photographs
of their child. Give parents the opportunity to request that their
child is not included in any material published on your website. Download
our sample letter to parents (Microsoft
Word format).
It is important to get written consent for the use of any images on
the web site. A consent form is available for schools to send out to
the parents/carers of all
children
when they
first
start
school.
This
form
and further information
on the safe use of images in Hertfordshire Schools is contained in:
Before you publish images of pupils on your school web site please ensure
that you read about the issues associated with
the safe use of images and
examine
the
accompanying
examples.
There are a number of questions that safety of images can raise. These
are addressed in the Frequently Asked
Questions section
of this web site.
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