The Link School specialises in meeting the needs of students who have Speech, Language and Communication difficulties and provides placements for students from a wide range of local authorities.
This section provides key information including how the school spends the funding it receives, its policies and procedures, how students perform in exams and assessment, inspection information and the schools self-evaluation.
Our small special school values all our learners equally, recognising their individual strengths, barriers and aspirations. It provides a calm and nurturing environment in which to flourish.
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View PageKeeping pupils safe online
At The Link School, we have a strong focus on E-safety and keeping pupils safe online. Each year, the pupils learn about ways to keep safe online, safe researching and about viruses and spam. This coincides with ‘Safer Internet Day’, which occurs in February.
At school, we use a web filtering system to prevent the pupils from accessing anything they should not. If you would like help in setting up some filters at home, which can help protect your children online, we would recommend having a look at the straightforward instructions from Internet Matters (Parental controls and privacy settings guides | Internet Matters) – an organisation dedicated to keeping children safe in the digital world.
The safeguarding team meet regularly and discuss issues regarding pupil safety including E-safety and pupils accessing age inappropriate materials.
The UK Council for Child Internet Safety (UKCCIS) is a group of more than 200 organisations drawn from across government, industry, law, academia and charity sectors that work in partnership to help keep children safe online. They provide advice and guidance for Schools and colleges. You can find more information using the links below, and on the NSPCC website and the Thinkuknow sites.
You can also now access our School Online Safety Hub:
Our Online Safety Hub is run by Smoothwall, our filtering system. They have information about the latest apps, including advice on age ratings and what content may be on each app.
As part of our Online Safety Hub, we also have access to The Qustodio Parent App:
How Qustodio benefits parents
You will receive free access to the Qustodio Parent App, offering a suite of features designed to give you peace of mind. With the Qustodio Parent App, you will be able to:
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