Sheffield VLE Policy

Users of The Sheffield Private School (hereafter referred to as “TSPS”) VLE must agree to:

a) Not use the TSPS VLE for anything else other than for the purposes of teaching, learning and research. However, incidental personal use, for example via the Moodle social forums, is acceptable.

b) Not use the TSPS VLE for personal commercial use, for example marketing.

c) Not use the TSPS VLE for uploading, storing, viewing or transmitting any material which is (or may be considered to be) defamatory, inflammatory, discriminatory, obscene or offensive.

d) Not misrepresent the School or bring it into disrepute in any way through the use of the TSPS VLE.

e) Be responsible for moderating discussion forums which they may have created.

f) Always act in a professional manner. Be polite and courteous to others when using the TSPS VLE. The TSPS VLE is not to be used to libel, slander, or harass any other persons.

g) Not plagiarise in submitted postings or assignments.

h) Not breach the copyright of the School or any third party by copying from the TSPS VLE without authorisation. Copyright of the course materials and content of the TSPS VLE are owned or controlled by the School unless otherwise stated. Any copies of third party materials will be clearly labelled with warnings about any copyright restrictions.

i) Ensure that any copyright material reproduced and loaded onto Moodle conforms with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

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