e-Safety
St. Margaret’s Primary School Maribyrnong
e-Smart News Edition # 10 - Tuesday 23 June 2026
Welcome to our latest edition of St. Margaret’s e-Smart News. We hope you find the information in these articles to be of great use during the year!
I recommend families refer to our school website under the Technologies tab (within Learning and Teaching) for resources and links which will assist your families to keep children safe online, both at home and also at school. We will continue to provide useful resources to help keep our families e-Safe and make updates as they roll out.
2026 ICT User Agreements
Final reminder notices in relation to the 2026 ICT User Agreements were sent home a few weeks ago to families yet to complete the online form.
All families at our school are required to follow the e-Safety and ICT Policies in place from Melbourne Archdiocese Catholic Schools.
The form link is below.
If you have completed this online form, please do not click on the link.
School Instagram Account Update - COMING SOON!
With technological updates, our Instagram handle will be updated and kept secure. We will send out the details of the new Instagram page once it has been prepared with the new handle name. This will occur during the next few weeks. It is currently being updated with support from MACS. We apologise for the delays with the change over.
Code Camp
Although construction works have been completed there will not be a Code Camp program run during the Term 2 School Holidays. The school will be reviewing our partnership with Code Camp next term and will keep you posted for future Code Camp updates.
e-Safety SOCIAL MEDIA AGE RESTRICTIONS
The campaign ‘For the good of their wellbeing’ raises awareness of the Social Media Minimum Age law. The new law, which has been in effect since 10 December 2025 means you must be 16 years or older to have a social media account. Social media platforms will not allow Australians under the age of 16 to create or maintain an account.
This change is designed to protect young people from the risk of harm from social media and to support their wellbeing.
You can find helpful resources for young people, families and educators in the eSafety Social media age restrictions hub.
e-Safety Parent Resources and Webinars
Some fantastic e-Safety resources containing advice and tips can be found using this link. https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents It is highly recommended that parents explore the useful resources available from the eSafety Commissioner website.
A webinar on The trust trap: navigating friendships, pressure and manipulation online will be held online this afternoon on 23 June 2026 (5:30pm) and 29 July 2026 (12:30pm).
This 45-minute webinar is designed for parents and carers to watch alongside young people (13+), supporting a shared understanding of these behaviours and encouraging meaningful conversations at home.
In this webinar for parents, carers and teens:
- learn the common signs of online manipulation and understand the challenges young people face with friendships online
- understand the common harmful friendship dynamics and why young people may feel trapped, responsible or unable to set boundaries
gain simple, practical strategies to start supportive conversations to help set healthy online boundaries and feel safer navigating digital friendships.
Suitable for parents and carers of young people 13+ in secondary school. It is suitable for parents and carers of young people in senior primary and lower secondary school.
To register for the webinar, go to https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/webinars. It is recommended to book in advance.
Remember to stay eSafe!
Gary Romeo (Digital Technologies Leader)