e-Learning and Cyber Safety

e-Learning and Cyber Safety

Complete Guide to Children and Smartphones- is my child ready? 

Getting your child their first phone is a big decision. Weighing up the pros and cons alongside your child's maturity, responsibility, and trustworthiness will help you make the right call. Child psychologist Dr Nicole Beurkens has written a very informative article to help you decide if your child is ready for their first smartphone. Click HERE for the article taken directly from of St Pats Online Safety Hub.

Dr Nicole Beurkens has also helped develop a very useful downloadable guide to your child's frist phone. Click the link below to access the free guide which includes a checklist, what to consider, tips and tools as well as conversation starters.

NFORMA Parent APP

The nForma Parent Portal has made communication with our school community so much easier and more efficient. Parents can quickly access student reports, stay informed about events, complete permission forms, update your child/ren's medical details and log absences all through a user-friendly app.

Our nForma Parent Portal app is up and running be sure to download it to your smartphone. Search nformaforparents in the App Store or Google Play. Click on the link below for a guide on how to sign in.

Qustodio

What is Qustodio?

Qustodio is a comprehensive parental control app and digital wellbeing platform designed to help parents monitor, manage, and protect their children's online activities across multiple devices. It enables users to filter content, block apps, set daily screen time limits, track locations, and monitor social media usage on Android, iOS, Windows, Mac, and Kindle. 

It is free for parents of St. Patrick's allowing you to set up one device per student enrolled.

Please see the flyer below to create your free Qustodio account. It was great to see more parents last year taking the opportunity to use this service. For those that haven't you still have access to this resource and feel free to reach out for support if needed or to the Qustodio team (info below).

Click here formany more Qustodio parent support videos!

Where to get help For ANY Qustodio related support queries contact Qustodio’s Support Team: e: myschool@qustodio.com

Thank you for partnering with us in this exciting new stage to support our children’s Digital Wellbeing journey.     

Mr James Daidone and Mr Brodie Ross

ICT Leaders