Head of ICT Access Rights

[NetworkGeezer]

To me, looking at student 'personal' folders (for which read network home folders) is the same as looking through hardcopy exercise books. I think what Geoff quoted applies more to the information might be held in the school MIS.

[pete]

To me, looking at student 'personal' folders (for which read network home folders) is the same as looking through hardcopy exercise books. I think what Geoff quoted applies more to the information might be held in the school MIS.

 

Yes, but the kid knows that he has to hand in that exercise book and the teacher will see it. Is it made clear to the kids that teachers do rummage through their home drives and what auditing is done to ensure they don't mess things up?

 

Many of my (student) users have documents entitled "Teacher X smells of wee" or equivalent. Provided they don't stick them on common shared areas I don't care, (some) teachers may care and kick up a fuss.

 

[edit: typo]

[mrforgetful]

Our Head of ICT used to be the Network Manager here and still technically is so she still have the 'itmanager' account.

[NetworkGeezer]

Yes, but the kid knows that he has to hand in that exercise book and the teacher will see it. Is it made clear to the kids that teachers do rummage through their home drives and what auditing is done to ensure they don't mess things up?

 

Well either that or the teachers are psychics and can assess the quality of student work by summoning spirits.

 

Many of my (student) users have documents entitled "Teacher X smells of wee" or equivalent. Provided they don't stick them on common shared areas I don't care, (some) teachers may care and kick up a fuss.

 

Oh it's just teachers that students have a problem with :/

[EeEk]

We have an ICT coordinator and a few other staff members who are away with the idea they have admin rights....so little do they know

 

They are all Teachers with a different desktop pic Keeps them happy though and none of them has worked it out!!!

[GrumbleDook]

We have an ICT coordinator and a few other staff members who are away with the idea they have admin rights....so little do they know

 

They are all Teachers with a different desktop pic Keeps them happy though and none of them has worked it out!!!

 

T|N>K ....

 

:prayer:

 

:-D

[pete]

@Network Geezer,

Fair enough, here the kids still hand work in somehow - paper, moodle or a drop-box folder for the teacher.

[phil_thebeans]

As soon as I was able I prevented the head of ICT access to anything other than their work and neccessary folders. This was helped by the previous HOD leaving and so it was relatively easy to enforce a new policy.

In the strictest sense the head of ICT is just like any other staff member and should have restricted user rights particularly in respect of other staff members folders you could cite the DPA as an example of why they should have special privs. If you find the pressure and influence of management excessive and the staffmember in question has not enough real understanding of networks and systems you should probally explain to your headteacher the possible consequences of your hod having domain admin privs (system downtime as a result of fiddling, really lay it on) but particularly how the hod in question will have access to all folders including his and managements. This should suitably frighten the headteacher into re-assessing the situation.