CYBER SAFETY

Castlemaine Primary School recognises the importance of teaching children to develop Cyber Smart practices from the minute they begin schooling. As such, we recommend that parents too familiarise themselves with practices that are safe, secure and conducive to a safe online environment. This will ensure that education of cyber safe practices is consistent between school and home life; which is essential for consolidation of understanding and skills.

It is our intention for all students at Castlemaine Primary School to feel happy, supported and cared for. However, communication through social media and mobile phones may present some challenges and risks for our students. We expect the school’s core values of Respectful, Responsible, Learning and Community to be reflected in every aspect of our students’ lives in and out of school, and this extends to their electronic communication with others. Students harassing, bullying or in any way mistreating other students (even if it occurs outside school hours) is not tolerated at Castlemaine PS.  Please take the time to discuss safe and responsible use of the internet and mobile phones with your children. I hope the points outlined below and the links that follow assist you to have a constructive conversation in your family about the safe use of electronic media.

To familiarise yourself with Cyber Safe education, please refer to the following websites for more information:

• Australian Government eSafety Website
• Important Information for Parents from eSmart

APPS to Look Out For

Please find information on web sites, apps or programs your child might be using that you should be aware of:

TikTok (13+ Years of Age)

Snapchat (13+ Years of Age)

Instagram (13+ Years of Age)

Understand what your children may exposed to online.