Wellbeing
Josy Reeder
Kids Helpline
Each term, students in all levels are participating in online safety and wellbeing incursions delivered by Inform & Empower. As part of these sessions, they have learnt about the importance of seeking help when encountering uncomfortable or unsafe situations.
Despite our best intentions, young people are not always willing to seek help from their own parent or carer. For this reason it is vital that we provide other avenues for them to access support. One alternative is the free Australian resource, Kids Helpline.
kidshelpline.com.au
Kids Helpline provides a variety of evidence based support options via their their interactive website. Kids, teens and young adults can seek help from trained counsellors via phone, email or even webchat. We strongly encourage you to find some time to explore the website together with your child. This will provide an opportunity to open up important conversations as well as giving them the confidence and permission to visit the website independently.
Inform & Empower
Inform & Empower is a proud supporter of Kids Helpline. Thanks to our school (& many more) who participate in the Every Term, Every Student live streamed incursions in 2022, we have donated $21,304 to support this incredible service.
New learning resources to help your family stay safe online
eSafety has released new resources to help parents and carers from all backgrounds protect their families online.
The new videos and advice sheets from the Online Safety for Every Family suite of resources covers how to:
- get started with social media
- enjoy safer online gaming
- help your child if they are bullied online.
To make sure more families can start a conversation with their children about online safety, the information comes in multiple languages - English, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Vietnamese, Tamil and Dari.
Use parental controls to keep your family safe online
Many games, apps and social media sites now come with parental controls, with Snapchat the latest to launch an in-app Family Center to support young people to have safer experiences online.
eSafety’s parental controls video helps parents and carers understand the benefits and limitations, the different controls you can access and what safety settings to use when there are no parental controls available.
Garden Club
Congratulations to our Garden Club for growing potatoes!
Josy Reeder
Learning Diversity/Wellbeing Leader