If you are looking to develop more multimedia and online learning in your classroom, but are afraid of the child protection implications amongst other things have a look at these sites for some guidance. It’s an emerging area, so keep in touch with the policies, guidance and procedures that you develop.

• BECTA’s site on e-safety for schools
• the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre
• Learning and Teaching in Scotland’s ICT pages
• London Grid for Learning’s safety pages

The automatic veto and shunning of new technologies just creates more distance between the classroom and everyday experience. Careful work is needed to create the balance between innovation and child protection.