Putting safety first rewarded

A College in the Moorlands has become the first in the county tobe awarded an information technology safety award.

Painsley Catholic College, in Cheadle, has become the firstschool to be awarded the E-safety Mark which is awarded by SouthWest Learning Grid, a not-for-profit charitable trust company.

A spokesman at Painsley explained: "E-safety stands forelectronic safety and reflects the importance attached to the safeuse of the internet and technology. The highly prestigious awardcelebrates the fact that E-safety is embedded into teaching in everydepartment across the school and that students at Painsley know howto stay safe when online."

Lynne Hynds, lead assessor for the E-safety mark, said in herreport: "It was a privilege to hear the commitment and support fromthe headteacher, subject leader for ICT, teachers, pupils andtechnical staff to E-safety across the whole school.

"The hard work and dedication by all concerned has fostered acoherent approach to ensure pupils have a clear understanding of E-safety."

Pictured are pupils Belinda Carroll and Tom Kilgannon, both aged12, celebrating the award.

Picture by Martin Brough