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Children go safe surfing in NI schools
The BECTA Internet Service Provider (ISP) accreditation means that all 350,000 pupils and 20,000 teachers in the Province's 1,224 primary and secondary schools can be assured that the internet services provided by C2k meet the required guidelines. C2k’s internet service is constantly monitored to ensure that children and teachers in NI are protected against offensive emails and web site content. Roy Beattie, C2k Integration Director, said, “The safety of the C2k online user community is paramount for C2k and our managed service provider HP. We employ the most up-to-date online security technology to protect both our users and the integrity of the online service. Schools have a statutory responsibility for child safety and C2k’s Becta ISP accreditation can assure schools that the Northern Ireland schools’ internet service is one of the safest in the world.” Technical Consultant Jayne McIlgorm, who steered C2k through the accreditation process said, “We gave Becta full access to all our internet services - and not only did we successfully meet all their accreditation requirements, but we exceeded them in 75% of the tests, such as email and web filtering and user support.” C2k’s internet services are provided by global technology company HP which provide the vital infrastructure joining all the online services together, and includes Internet filtering, web hosting and a managed datacentre that holds e-learning resources for schools. Angus McBride, Solution Architect, HP said, “Ensuring the safety of the C2k internet service is a massive job. For instance, on a monthly basis, an average of 7 terabytes of data can be downloaded by schools and we can process over 11 million emails. Therefore we have to make sure we have the latest technology and the best people to make sure all school users in Northern Ireland are safe.” |
 Becta ISP accreditation for C2kC2k has been awarded full accreditation by Becta for the quality of its schools’ internet service provision. The Becta Internet Service Provider accreditation means that all pupils and teachers in NI's primary and secondary schools can be assured that the internet services provided by C2k meet required guidelines. C2k’s internet service is constantly monitored to ensure that children and teachers in NI are protected against offensive emails and web site content. More..
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C2k has been awarded full accreditation by Becta (British Educational Communications and Technology Agency), for the quality of its schools’ internet service provision.
