Cyber Safety
Keeping your children safe
Cyber Safety Webinars for parents & carers
Recently at SKiPPS we have had to deal with a couple of incidents involving students using devices and social media inappropriately outside of school.
The issue of using technology safely and appropriately is one of the biggest challenges that people growing up today will face (and one that most parents didn't have to navigate at such young ages). Various social media and gaming platforms provide wonderful opportunities for connections, fun and collaboration but involve serious risks of harm and exposure to inappropriate content.
As a school we are always looking to educate our students in this area but this is a constantly shifting challenge as platforms, technology and tastes change.
As parents and carers, you face the incredibly difficult task of balancing demands to access technology and social media with the concerns of supervision and keeping your children safe.
Following input from School Council, we are currently exploring ways we can provide support to our families. We are seeking to run some appropriate student and parent information sessions later in the year, along the same lines as our well received sex and sexuality education program in term 1.
In the meantime,, we will be using the newsletters this term to share with you the wide range of resources and supports that exist for families to keep their children cyber safe.
TheeSafety Commissioner website has a great range of reading and resources designed to help parents. In particular there are some upcoming webinars which sound great.
These live webinars explore the latest research and they are a great way to learn how you can help your child develop the skills to be safer online.
All sessions are delivered by eSafety's expert education and training team.
eSafety's guide to online sexual harassment and image-based abuse
This Term 3 webinar will help parents and carers to understand online sexual harassment and image-based abuse, (non-consensual sharing of intimate images).
It is designed for parents and carers of young people aged 13-18.
It will cover:
- the difference between online sexual harassment and image-based abuse
- how to report online sexual harassment to social media companies
- how to report image-based abuse to eSafety and when to report to police
- where to get support if you feel upset or worried about something that has happened online.
You can choose to attend the webinar with your teen or share resources with them afterwards from the webinar package.
Dates (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
Wednesday 28 July 12.30 to 1.30 pm
Thursday 29 July 7.30 to 8.30 pm
Tuesday 10 August 7.30 to 8.30 pm
Tuesday 24 August 12.30 to 1.30 pm
eSafety's parent guide to popular apps
Learn how to help young people safely use popular apps including TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube.
This webinar is designed for parents and carers of young people aged 8-13.
It will cover:
- an explanation of the popular apps used by young people
- case studies, research, and targeted advice
- ways you can support the young people in your life to have safe, enjoyable online experiences.
Dates (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
Monday 16 August 12.30 to 1.30 pm
Tuesday 31 August 7.30 to 8.30 pm