Child Protection Policy

Looking after the children's welfare.

Introduction

Raki.ki is an online learning community provided to schools by Gemin-i.org, an educational charity. Through Rafi.ki students can make friends across the world and participate in exciting educational projects.

Access to Rafi.ki

The Rafi.ki website is carefully password protected. Access is only provided to known and verified users. All relevant Gemin-i.org employees are subject to Criminal Records Bureau Enhanced Disclosure.

Preservation of Student's Identities

The personal details of students taking part in Rafi.ki will be carefully preserved. The student's surname will not be used on the site at any point. Instead they will be identified by their first name and the first letter of their surname, so for example John Smith would be known as "John S".

Rafi.ki Code of Conduct

The Rafi.ki Code of Conduct (see below) sets out simple guidelines for behaviour on Rafi.ki. All students should be made aware of the Code of Conduct before their participation in Rafi.ki. Any breaches by students of the Code of Conduct will be reported to the relevant Teacher and if necessary the Head Teacher and may result in banning from the software.

Teacher's Responsibility

It is the responsibilty of Teachers to ensure that their students' contributions comply with this Policy, their school's Acceptable Internet Use Policy and the Rafi.ki Code of Conduct.

Moderation

All content (including chat room and email usage) is recorded, and tagged back to the author. Gemin-i.org facilitators moderate Rafi.ki and will report any breaches of the Code of Conduct to the relevant Teacher and if necessary Head Teacher. The Gemin-i.org Director of Operations is responsible for Child Protection.

Further Information

Further information is available at www.rafi.ki and www.gemin-i.org.

Distribution of this Policy

This Policy is distributed to schools before their participation in Rafi.ki. At the school's discretion this Policy can be distributed to parents of students before their participation in Rafi.ki. This Policy will be available for potential partners of Gemin-i.org.

Rafi.ki Code of Conduct

At the date of this document the Gemin-i Plus code of conduct reads as follows, any alterations will be published on the Rafi.ki website:

OK guys, here are the rules for Rafi.ki. We try to keep these to a minimum, but these ones are really important. Please read and follow all of these:

Stay Safe

1. Only use your first name or username. Please do not use your or anyone else's surname anywhere on the site.

2. Don't give out your home address or telephone number.

3. Keep your password secret. Don't give it to anyone, including friends, parents or even pets.

4. Your teacher will arrange any meetings between schools. Don't arrange to meet other people yourself.

Language

5. Use polite and respectful language — no swearing or bullying please. Try to avoid using !!!!!!! and ALL CAPITAL LETTERS — it can get a bit difficult to read.

6. If you see others using bad language, do not reply. Report it as abuse and tell your teacher.

7. Use plain English and avoid slang words and txt spk. Many people you meet will speak English as a second language.

Material

8. Only upload files to Rafi.ki that you have definitely been given permission to use. Don't infringe anyone's copyright. For more information about copyright and intellectual property click here.

Actions

9. Remember you are talking to real people, possibly from a different country. Always respect their feelings and opinions, even when they are different from yours

10. Be patient. If someone doesn't reply to you immediately it may be because they don't have the same access to computer equipment / bandwidth you do, and schools in other countries often have holidays at different times.

11. If you see anybody breaking the rules, use the report abuse button found on most pages and tell your teacher immediately.

Facilitators

12. Facilitators and teachers will be looking round Rafi.ki and dealing with any issues. If you do not follow this Code of Conduct, your teacher may be informed and you may be banned from the site.

So please use Rafi.ki sensibly and thoughtfully, but make sure you have fun too!

Forums

13. Please use the Forum Guidelines too, and help the forums run smoothly