Queen’s Gate Online Parent Accounts

If you become aware of a suspected data breach (for example, if information has been sent to the wrong person, someone else has used your account, information has been inadvertently lost, destroyed or disclosed or a lap-top or USB stick has been lost or stolen, you must immediately notify a member of staff.

Appropriate use of School accounts and breaches of this Policy

The provision of school email accounts, WiFi and Internet access is for official school business, administration and education. Girls must keep their personal, family and social lives separate from their school IT use. Remember that the School monitors and can access web history and email use.

Any inappropriate use of the School’s IT facilities or a deliberate breach of this Policy will result in a sanction being issued in accordance with the School’s behaviour policy. This may include the restriction or withdrawal of access to School IT facilities.

If you become aware of a breach of this Policy or you are concerned that a member of the School community is being harassed or harmed online, you should report it to the Director of Pastoral Care. Reports will be treated in confidence wherever possible.

There are regular e-safety briefings and reminders about these rules.

Data Protection

All personal data on the School’s IT facilities is processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations 2016 (as applicable), the UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and the School’s Privacy Notice at http://www. queensgate.org.uk/about-us/policies/

IT Support If you are unsure about anything regarding

IT, please see IT Support. You can also email; itsupport@queensgate.org.uk or phone 444 from a school phone to report an issue when in school.

If you have visited our website at http://www. queensgate.org.uk you may have noticed the links to our Firefly virtual learning environment (VLE) sites: QGBuzz (Junior School) and MyQG (Senior School), and to our iSAMS Parent Portal.

During the Summer holidays, you will receive an email explaining how to set up your parent accounts and you will then be able to log in to the websites below.

Please note that girls in Remove will set up their accounts in school at the beginning of the Autumn Term.

MyQG (Firefly)

Once you have received your activation email, MyQG can be accessed using the following web link: https://myqg.fireflycloud.net

Your MyQG parent account can be used to access a wealth of information, including the School Calendar, School reports, trip letters and permission forms, information about clubs, your daughter’s timetable, any homework tasks set on MyQG and your daughter’s attendance and behaviour (rewards and sanctions) data. Once logged in to MyQG, you will need to select ‘Your Child’, or ‘Your Children’ should you have more than one daughter at Queen’s Gate, in order to display your daughter’s profile.

MyQG can also be accessed using the ‘Firefly for Parents’ app.

iSAMS Parent Portal

Once you have received your activation email, the iSAMS Parent Portal can be accessed using the following web link: https://parents.queensgate.org.uk

You will need a separate iSAMS Parent Portal account to access this website.