Publication of Student Work on the Internet

• To inform parents, students and others of the activities that take place at Cerdon College
• To promote the school and the services it offers.
• To promote the work and activities conducted by the students of the College.

To achieve this, we recognise the importance of publishing student work and the school newsletter on the Internet. Despite the benefits, we recognise the following implications for our school community.

1. Plagiarism.
1. In an effort to publicise the activities undertaken at Cerdon College, we believe that opportunities should be given for all students to have their work published on the Internet.
2. All work to be submitted for publication must be the original work of the student.
3. In the case of student work being in the form of research assignments, projects or essays, all sources used within must be fully acknowledged and a complete bibliography to be published with the work. This includes any digital sources located on the Internet. In the case of Internet resources, the full address of the Internet Site must be included according to the format outlined in the Student Handbook.
4. Any photographs included in the work to be submitted must belong to the student and not infringe copyright in any way.
5. Material that has been photocopied from printed texts will not be accepted for publication. These include:
1. Maps.
2. Pictures or graphics from books, magazines, newspapers or journals.
3. Diagrams, timelines, etc.
6. The following cannot be published unless the student has permission from the copyright owner:
1. Logos and company trademarks.
2. Recorded music and sound clips.
3. Images from other Internet Web Sites (unless exempted).
2. Copyright.
1. The plagiarism of a published work is an infringement of copyright.
2. By submitting work that contains any of the items listed in point 1 above, the student could be infringing copyright and therefore will not have their work published on the Internet.
3. Student Identities.
1. Our school has an obligation to the parents to protect their daughter(s). Though the Internet provides many opportunities for our students in the areas of research and publication, there are, however, several concerns related to the publication of student work and their identity on the Internet.
2. To protect the privacy and identity of our students, the following will not be published on the Internet:
1. The surname of the student.
2. The address of the student.
3. The phone number and age of the student.
4. An individual photo or written description of the student.
4. Publication of Photographs.
1. All members of our school will be encouraged to submit photographs for publication. These photographs should be used in such a way to highlight the activities that students are engaged in while at school.
2. With the publication of photographs, the following points are important:
1. No photograph of an individual student will be published on the Internet.
2. In the case of a photograph showing a group of students, the following will apply:
1. The teacher or student submitting the photograph for publication will identify, by writing, the name and roll class of every student in the photograph.
2. Parents of those students identified in the photograph will be notified in writing that their daughter is in a photograph that is to be published on the Internet. A photocopy of the photograph will be sent home to the parents concerned.
3. For the photograph to be published, all parents of the students in the photograph must agree to its publication.
4. Students in the photograph will be notified in writing and their written consent for publication will also be sought.
3. Photographs will be removed from the Internet under the following conditions:
1. When written notification from the parents is received requesting removal of the photograph.
2. When written notification from the student or teacher that submitted the photograph is received requesting removal of the photograph.
3. Parents will be notified when the photograph of their daughter is removed.
4. The Web Site Development Committee may decide that the photograph is no longer useful and will remove the photograph from the Internet.
5. Publication of the School Newsletter.
1. Our newsletter plays an important role in the communication of news to parents.
2. An Internet edition of our newsletter will be produced by the Web Site Development Committee. This special edition will involve the removal of the following:
1. All student surnames.
2. All personal details regarding students and their families.
3. Specific dates and venues.
4. Mr Dolan’s signature.

This policy was developed by the Year 11 students responsible for the maintenance of our Web Site.