Generally anything produced by an employee as part of their work for the Council, or commissioned by the Council, or using Council facilities (e.g. using ICT equipment, getting office staff  to word process the material, is Highland Council’s copyright.)   If an employee wishes to establish their own copyright they should clarify this at the outset.

The following notice must be printed on the cover of every pack produced:

“The copyright of the contents of this material is owned by Highland Council and may be freely reproduced by schools within the control of the Highland Council. A licence for other educational institutions to reproduce this material must be obtained from the Quality Development Manager of Highland Council’s Education, Culture and Sports Department. A charge may be levied for this licence.”

Incorporating other people’s work into teaching and learning packs

The following brief notes are pointers only and should be used in conjunction with these guidelines and advice from the Copyright Officer.

• Assume that everything not produced by yourself is someone else’s copyright

• This includes published clip art, borders etc. These are often free provided that they are not used for profit. Read the copyright statements carefully and if in doubt, ask for permission to use them.