Accessibility

Access Keys

We have included the UK Government standard access keys throughout this web site to provide you with keyboard shortcuts to important sections.

If you are using a Windows-based system please press the ‘Alt key’ and the access key, followed by pressing the ‘Return key’. If you are using a Macintosh system please press the ‘Ctrl key’ and the access key, followed by pressing the ‘Return key’. If you are using the Firefox browser, please hold ‘Shift and Alt’ and the access key.

Please note that the access keys are only supported by MS Internet Explorer 4 +, Netscape 6 + and Firefox 1.0 +.

Listed below are the access keys that you will find on every page:

1 – Home Page
2 – News
3 – Privacy Policy
4 – Contact Us
5 – Accessibility

Text size

Some users might find the site easier to read by increasing the size at which text is displayed. To do this you can adjust your browser’s settings by going to the Tools menu, then select ‘text size’ or ‘text zoom’ or ‘zoom’ and increase the size of the text.

Privacy Policy

Baytul Ilm Secondary School is committed to protecting the privacy of any personal information you may provide when visiting our web site and has been designed in compliance with the Data Protection Policy.

When you visit Baytul Ilm Secondary School, you do so anonymously – there is no need to tell us who you are. If you direct an enquiry to us, we will ask you to provide information that will assist us with this enquiry. Only those who “need to know” will have access to the personal information provided. At any time where personal information is requested it will be made clear for what purpose this information is being requested and how it will be used.

We will hold the minimum personal data necessary to enable us to perform our functions. We will ensure that the information is accurate and up to date and inaccuracies corrected quickly. Personal data will be kept in an appropriately controlled and secure environment. Data should only be used for the purpose for which it was intended unless the data subject is aware and has given consent to the data being shared or used for another purpose. All responses should comply with the Data Protection Act. Due regard will be given to every individual’s human rights.

Cookies Policy

What Is A Cookie?

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your device when you visit a website. Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences, and generally improve the user experience. They can also help to ensure that adverts you see online are more relevant to you and your interests.

How We Use Cookies…

At Baytul Ilm Secondary School we use cookies on our website to help us provide you with a better website.

We use cookies that are:

  • Essential cookiesto enable you to move around the website and use its features.
  • Performance cookiesto provide you with a better user experience.
  • Functionality cookiesthat allow the website to remember choices you make.

The cookies we use in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.

Cookies Used On Our Website:

Cookie Name

1st or 3rd Party

Purpose

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1st

WordPress – These cookies are used to remember your preferences when visiting our site. This is a session cookie and is set when you visit our website. It does not save any of your personal information and it expires as soon as your browser is closed.

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Google Analytics – We use these 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.

Managing Cookies

If you do not wish for cookies to be written or would like to delete any cookies that have been set on your machine, this can be done through your browser settings. If you are unsure of how to do this, www.aboutcookies.org contains information that will help you.