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PRIVACY POLICY AND MOBILE DEVICES POLICY REMINDER 

Our school collects, uses, discloses and stores student and parent personal information for standard school functions or where permitted by law, as stated in our school’s Privacy Policy.

Please take time to remind yourself of the school’s privacy policy which can be found on our website https://murrumbeenaps.vic.edu.au/

For more information about privacy, refer to the DET Schools’ Privacy Policy: Frequently Asked Questions for Parents

Our school’s Personal Mobile Devices and the Mobile Phones policies reflects the Ministerial mobile phone policy and requires that:

• students who choose to bring mobile phones to school must have them switched off and securely stored during school hours
• Smartwatches must not be used for communication purposes during school hours and must have notifications switched off
• The school will manage non-compliance in accordance with our existing ‘Student Wellbeing and Engagement’ and ‘Personal Mobile Devices’ policies and ICT agreements.

Policies and ICT agreements related to the use of Mobile phones, digital technologies and personal devices can all be found on the school website.

The Use of Technologies at Murrumbeena Primary

There is no escaping the fact that we live in a digital age therefore teaching students how to use a range of digital technologies ethically and responsibly is paramount and is the role of both parents and teachers. 

At school, our focus is primarily on digital rather than technology to signal that we are not focused on the digital tools themselves (the devices, software, or apps of the day) but rather on the role that interaction with digital can play in enhancing deep learning. The teachers’ role becomes one of ensuring that students develop the skills and competencies to build knowledge, collaborate, produce new knowledge and share their learning as a digital citizen.

At home, students use digital technologies primarily for entertainment and communication. There is no doubt that times will arise where the child may find themselves in a situation where they must discern right from wrong and understand that all digital actions have consequences, both positive or negative.

We will be running parent workshops this year to further support parents and carers in this area.

Wellbeing at Murrumbeena

Over the past couple of years, staff have undertaken professional reading and action research related to current and evidenced based practices related to student wellbeing and engagement. We have now documented our school’s approach to achieving our wellbeing vision:

‘Murrumbeena Primary School cultivates a sense of community and belonging to create an inclusive, supportive environment in which happy, healthy and resilient staff and students perform at their best’.

We have taken on board student and parent feedback when it has reflected best practice principles. We look forward to sharing with you our Wellbeing Strategy at the Parent Information Nights. The following documents will also be made available to parents:

• Wellbeing Overview: a summary of the school’s activities and practices
• A Wellbeing handbook: a booklet that provides more information about activities and practices mentioned in the overview
• The Student Code of Conduct – outlines the high expectations parents and staff have for the way the children behave which includes manners, getting along with others and demonstrating the values

Chellee Plumb