WELLBEING | Update

Frankston High School has a comprehensive Student Wellbeing Team responsible for the wellbeing of its students who work between the Year 7-10 Campus and Senior Campus. 

At Frankston High School we aim to ensure that all students and families have access to supports that can assist in managing the day-to-day pressures of our daily lives. 

The start of the school year invariably brings a certain level of stress to us all.

This LINK  will hopefully help us navigate through this. Contact numbers worth saving:

• Lifeline: 13 11 14
• Kids Helpline: 1800 55 1800
• Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636
• 13YARN: 13 92 76
• ReachOut Peer Chat: Book a one-on-one appointment to chat to a peer worker (for ages 18–25)

What’s new in online safety for families this month

Calling all young people aged 13-24! 

Applications are now open for the eSafety Youth Council — a group of young people aged 13 to 24 who help shape online safety education, resources and advice for other young Australians. 

If you know a young person who has opinions about what they’re seeing online (the good and the bad) and wants to make an impact, encourage them to apply! We also have the Application Guide which breaks down all the info for them before applying.  

📅 Applications close 29 March 2026. 

A new Mighty Heroes online safety adventure 

We’re excited to share our brand‑new Mighty Heroes game! 

It’s a fun, interactive web-based game created to help children build essential online safety skills. The game introduces four Mighty Heroes, each with their own online safety superpower. Players enter the pixel world to help the Mighty Heroes defeat Robo Raven and restore the internet to a safe and positive place for everyone.  

It’s easy for families to try at home—the game can be played on tablets, laptops or desktop computers, and doesn’t require any logins. Families can jump straight in and explore! 

Explore the Mighty Heroes game, videos and conversation starters at the link below.

Access free webinars for parents and carers 

Our free eSafety webinars give parents and carers practical strategies to support safer, more positive online experiences. These sessions draw on the latest guidance on online safety and are designed to be clear, supportive, and easy to follow. 

Upcoming sessions: 

·       Recognising online coercive control in young people's lives  It’s not always easy to spot when a relationship becomes controlling, especially for young people. This 45-minute webinar will explore how tech-based coercive control impacts young people, the red flags to watch for and practical ways to support those experiencing it.  

·       Understanding and using parental controls to help protect your child online  Learn how parental controls work, the options available across devices and platforms, and how these tools can support safer experiences when used alongside open conversations. Suitable for parents and carers of children in primary and secondary school. 

New online safety protections are arriving 

The Age-Restricted Materials Codes are designed to protect children from age-inappropriate and potentially harmful online content, such as sexually explicit websites, high-impact violence and pro-suicide, self-harm, and disordered eating content. They strengthen children’s protections from accidental and unsolicited exposure to content they’re too young for, while maintaining adults’ right to access legal content and websites.

The new codes join Australia’s existing codes and standards focussed on unlawful material, such as child sexual exploitation and abuse and pro-terror content.

Codes already in force:✔️Search engine results that include sexually explicit or high-impact violence images or videos must be blurred by default.✔️Searches relating to eating disorders, suicide or self-harm must prioritise and promote reliable mental health support services and information.

Codes commencing on 9 March:🛡️ Social media services that state sexually explicit or self-harm content is against their rules (most of them) must filter out this content.🛡️ Age checks so legal sexually explicit content can only be accessed by adults.🛡️ Give all users better tools, info and options to limit their exposure to content they don't want to see. 

Together, the online safety codes and standards put responsibility where it belongs—with the providers designing and delivering these services.

OUR WELLBEING TEAM