Ofsted & Policies

Legal Information

By using this site you are agreeing to be bound by the following terms and conditions of the Springwater School website. Below you can find legal information about our website, including copyright, disclaimer and privacy policies.

 

Copyright

Copyright of the content of the Springwater School website - consisting of design, text, graphics, images, source code and other materials - remains at all times the copyright of Springwater School or with associated third parties. Springwater School grant permission to electronically copy, and print to hard copy, information from this website only for use within school premises.
 

Changes And Modification

No changes, modifications or alterations may be made to materials from this site without written consent from  Springwater School. If information from this site is used for educational purposes then an acknowledgement of Springwater School as the owner must accompany the material. Materials from this site cannot be re published or distributed in any format without written permission from  Springwater School.

 

Disclaimer

Springwater School makes every effort to ensure that the information on this website is accurate and up-to-date. However, we accept no liability for any loss or inconvenience caused by reliance on inaccurate material contained in this site.

 

External Web Links

This website contains links to other web sites. Springwater School is not responsible for the privacy practices of those other web sites nor is it responsible for the content of those sites.

 

Privacy Statement

This privacy statement discloses the privacy practices for http://www.springwater.n-yorks.sch.uk/ - the Springwater School website. It applies solely to this website. 

Springwater School is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.

Springwater School may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 1st January 2018.

 

Cookies : Information Collection And Use

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences. Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

  • Springwater School, as the data collector, may collect some information from visitors to this site. This information is used only to respond to enquiries and to monitor site usage. We will not pass on these details to third parties or use them for any other purposes unless instructed by you to do so.
  • We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about webpage traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
  • You will not receive unsolicited paper or electronic mail as a result of using an electronic form unless we have explicitly requested and received your permission.
  • Where personal data is requested through forms, such data is only used for the purpose stated on the form and will not be given or sold to any third parties.
  • If any changes are made to our privacy policy, these changes will be posted on our homepage.
  • Springwater School complies with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998.

 

Accessibility

Please click here to view our Accessibility Statement

 

Questions Or Comments

If you have questions or comments about this policy or if you feel that this site is not following its stated information policy please contact us at:

School Address

 

Email Contact : Please use our Contact Form

We are committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability. This website has been designed to be as accessible as possible while still visually interesting. To do this we have considered a variety of features which are summarised below. Click on the links to see information on the particular accessibility issues.

  • Alternative Style
  • Images and Alt tags
  • Browser Compatibility
  • Coding Standards
  • Consistent Navigation
  • Contact

Alternate Style

The website has been designed to work with assistive technologies. We recommend that your computer or device is setup to enhance your entire computer experience. In order to achieve this please use the BBC My Web website provides useful hints/tips/guides to assist you if you have difficulty using the internet or have any accessibility issues.

 

Images and Alt Tags

We have avoided using excessive graphics within the web site where possible to ensure quick download times and access to information which cannot be read when in image format.

Where images have been used we have added 'Alt' tags, these are text alternatives that allow you to see what the image is meant to convey. This will apply if the image doesn't load, if you are browsing with images switched off or if you are using a screen reader to give audio descriptions of the web page.

 

Browser Compatibility

This website has been designed to work with the following browsers. If you are experiencing issues with the website it is recommended that you install the latest version of the browser.

  • Internet Explorer
  • Firefox
  • Safari
  • Google Chrome

Later versions of these browsers should continue to be compatible.

 

Coding Standards

We have ensured our site conforms to W3C standards for xhtml and css. Adhering to these standards should make our site accessible across browsers which adhere to the same standards, and should make our pages more accessible to those using screen readers and similar devices.

 

Consistent Navigation

Throughout the site we have tried to keep the navigation consistent. Certain pages are available from every single page on the website. All image links have text alternatives.

 

Contact

If you have any comments about the accessibility of the site please contact our Webmaster here

Find Us

Springwater School
High Street
Starbeck
Harrogate
HG2 7LW

About Us

Springwater is a vibrant and progressive day school catering for students ranging from two to nineteen years. Offering places to students who may have profound and multiple, severe or physical difficulties, the majority of our current students have co-existing or multiple needs. We also cater for students with autistic spectrum condition and elements of challenging behaviour.