e-Safety
St. Margaret’s Primary School
e-Smart News Edition # 17 - Tuesday 11 November 2025
Welcome to our latest edition of St. Margaret’s e-Smart News. We will continue to explore and share a variety of e-Safety topics and websites this year, so please keep a look out and watch this space.
Inform and Empower Parent Resources:-
Inform & Empower is another e-Safety Trusted Provider which contains some great resources and video links for parents. A link to these resources can be found below. Many classrooms have viewed fantastic online incursions from Inform and Empower so far during 2025.
https://www.informandempower.com.au/free-parents
e-Safety SOCIAL MEDIA MINIMUM AGE CAMPAIGN:-
The campaign ‘For the good of their wellbeing’ raises awareness of the new Social Media Minimum Age law. The new law means that from 10 December, you have to be 16 years or older to have a social media account.
This change is designed to protect young people from the risks 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 have a look and explore the useful resources available from the eSafety Commissioner website.
From 10 December 2025, certain social media platforms will not allow Australian children under 16 create or have an account. Join one of eSafety's 30-minute information session to understand the changes. Learn more about this webinar.
A very important webinar on the topic of "Social media age restrictions explained – a guide for parents and carers" will be held at various times during November and December 2025.
Webinar Dates:
Friday 14 November, 1:00pm (AEDT)
Wednesday 19 November, 7:00pm (AEDT)
Tuesday 2 December, 7:00pm (AEDT)
Monday 8 December, 3:30pm (AEDT)
Monday 15 December, 1:00pm(AEDT)
Thursday 20 November, 12:30pm (AEDT)
To register for a webinar, go to https://www.esafety.gov.au/parents/webinars. It is highly recommended to book in advance in order to not miss out on. Please refer to the URL below for further eSafety information and useful tips on being eSafe!
https://www.smmaribyrnong.catholic.edu.au/learning-teaching/technologies
Until next time…. stay eSafe!
Gary Romeo (ICT Leader)
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