Social Media

On occasion the school is notified by families about concerns relating to social media.

Most commonly, Snap Chat. It is important to be aware that for platforms such as Snap Chat, the age for a user is 13 years.

The eSafety commissioner, is Australia's independent regulator, that provides information about online safety. The following information and link is provided from the e-Safety commissioner in regards to Snap Chat.

Snapchat (info from e-Safety here) is closer to a private messaging app than a traditional social media platform. Most content on Snapchat is sent privately from user to user, and disappears from the platform after 24 hours, so we can't access or report the content itself, including group chats. Content in Snapchat group chats will also expire either 24 hours after it is posted, or 24 hours after it is viewed.

If you have concerns, the school or parents can make direct reports to Snapchat using this online form: https://help.snapchat.com/hc/en-us/requests/new. You won’t need a Snapchat account to submit this form. Once you submit, you will receive an automated email asking you to confirm you need assistance – this is a spam filter, and the request will only be submitted to Snapchat staff once you have replied.

If any students need assistance leaving the group chat, you can find instructions here: https://help.snapchat.com/hc/en-us/articles/7012338682004-How-do-I-leave-a-Group-Chat-on-Snapchat

'Get Lost Mr Scary'

We are fortunate enough to have our school counsellors running a great program with selected students this term called, 'Get Lost Mr Scary'. The program is delivered over seven weekly sessions of approximately 1 hour in length with an additional 'booster' session six weeks after completion of the initial 7 week program.

Get Lost Mr Scary is an early intervention program with strong cognitive behavioral and narrative therapy components that helps young children aged 5 to 7 years to develop skills to cope with fears and worries, addressing the types of anxiety commonly found in young children.

We are hopeful to be able to run more of these types of proactive practices throughout the year.

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