Facebook and Social Networking Policy

There are too many sites to mention them all by name. This policy covers them all.

It is important when using social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter that staff maintain confidentiality and ensure proper practice at all times. This is to protect the children, parents & families of the setting along with the staff. It is also to guard the company reputation and the staff’s own personal reputation.

Staff must act in the best interests of the children & the setting. Staff guidelines when using social media sites include but are not limited to

• Staff must not mention any of the children from the nursery on their online profiles
• Staff must not write direct or indirect suggestive comments about work on their online profiles
• Staff must not publish photos of the children on their online profiles
• Staff must not use mobile phones to take photos or to access social networking sites during their working hours
• In order to maintain professional boundaries staff should not accept personal invitations to be friends from parents of the nursery unless they know them in a personal capacity. Instead parents should be signposted to 'like' the official Facebook page.
• Be cautious & mindful when accepting friend requests from colleagues.
• Staff members are advised to set their online profiles to private so that Staff are responsible for adhering to the terms of service of each site they use
• Personal profiles should not contain any images or videos which may be perceived as inappropriate behaviour for a childcare professional
• Any breaches of the Facebook & social networking policy could result in disciplinary action.
• Staff must use social media in a professional,safe, responisible & respectful way. You must comply with the law.
• Staff must not use social media to attack, insult, abuse, defame or make negative or discriminatory comments about anyone.

Staff must be mindful that everything you post online is public, even with the strictest privacy settings. You must assume that everything is permanent & may be shared.

TM Swimming LTD treat 'electronic behaviour' as it would 'non-electronic behaviour'

TM Swimming LTD has a Facebook page available. This is a communication tool for the setting. We will use it to

• Promote events
• Give hints and tips
• To give news
• To show photos of activities

We also want to invite your thoughts & comments. The company directors are the page administrators and will update the page on a regular basis.

The page administrators reserve the right to remove any comments at any time. The intent of the policy is to protect the privacy and rights of the company, staff & families.

We will remove any postings that

• Name specific individuals in a negative way
• Are abusive or contain inappropriate language or statements
• Use defamatory, abusive or generally negative terms about any individual
• Do not show proper consideration for others privacy
• Breach copyright or fair use laws
• Contain any photos of children without necessary parental consent.

If you would like to report an inappropriate comment then please send an email to info@tmswimming.com