Student Wellbeing

Social Media Ban for young people under the age of 16

Some information for parents from the Federal Government’s eSafety Commissioner can be found on the website at:

https://www.esafety.gov.au/about-us/industry-regulation/social-media-age-restrictions/faqs

Attendance Matters:

Regular attendance has countless benefits for your child’s learning and development. Parents play an important role in ensuring students get to school and stay in school every day.

What you can do

Building positive attendance habits

You can help build positive attendance habits by: 

helping your child learn the importance of punctuality and routine
making sure your child arrives on time for the start of the school day, ready to take part 
reducing disruption to learning where you can, by planning any necessary appointments outside of school time 
contacting your school to explain any absences (within seven days of the first day of any absence) 
making sure any holidays or medical appointments are taken outside school hours
working with the school to encourage and support regular attendance.

Reasons for missing school:

Being absent, late or leaving early

If your child misses school for any reason, please go onto compass and add an attendance note explaining why or contact the school within seven days.
If your child needs to arrive late or leave early, please notify the school.
If you have difficulty getting your child to school on time every day, please also contact the school. School staff are here to support you and your child to help them come to school.

If you are concerned about your child's attendance at school or any other issues that may affect their attendance please speak with the school. The first point of contact should be with your child’s Leader of Student Care. They can be contacted by ringing the school on (67) 610800 or emailing. Email addresses are provided later in this newsletter. It is important that schools and families work together to find solutions to improve attendance.

Resources from the eSafety Commissioner:

The eSafety Commissioner acts on behalf of the Federal Government in keeping our young people safe online. The links below provide many of the answers that parents/guardians may have in regards to the social media delay for under 16 year olds, safer internet ideas and how to place parental controls on devices when young people are online gaming, browsing, streaming or on chat groups.

https://www.esafety.gov.au/about-us/industry-regulation/social-media-age-restrictions/faqs

https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/issues-and-advice/parental-controls

Headspace resources for parents and carers:

https://headspace.org.au/services/family/mental-health-workshops-for-parents/

Black Dog Institute

Free Webinars for parents:

Teen Mental Health Matters Webinar

Webinars aim to:

Strengthen your understanding of mental health and the factors that can influence your young person’s mental health
Strengthen your understanding and skills in how to cope and where to find help
Build awareness of local, state and national support services available

A free webinar for parents and carers to learn how to support their teen’s mental health.

Dates and registration details can be found at:

https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/education-services/schools/parents/

Sharon Stuart

Leader of Student Wellbeing

sstuart@arm.catholic.edu.au