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‘ThinkUKnow’ Online Safety presentations coming to Sacred Heart.

We are very pleased to be hosting online safety presentations, with Senior Constable Stephanie Ward from Victoria Police, on next Thursday July 20th in the Multipurpose Room.

The sessions will run throughout the morning. Parents are warmly invited to come along to a session and then to stay on after the children finish for a 10 minute Q & A with Stephanie to discuss any further questions or seek advice on the important issue of online safety.

Sessions are scheduled as follows:

9:30 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.     ~  Foundation classes  20 minutes with parent discussion to follow.

10:10 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. ~   Years 1 & 2   30 minutes with parent discussion to follow.

11:30 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.    ~  Years 3 & 4   30 - 40 minutes with parent discussion to follow.

12:30 p.m. - 1:20p.m.       ~  Years 5 & 6   40 - 50 minutes  with parent discussion to follow.

The ThinkUKnow program is designed to not discourage kids from using the internet but to encourage them to do it in a safer manner.

The program, including presentations and resources, have been developed by the Australian Federal Police to prevent online child sexual exploitation. 

Educational resources are informed by reports to the Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation, to ensure content delivered is addressing and responding to current trends seen by law enforcement. 

Topics are dependent on developmental stages and aim to help students at all levels build critical thinking skills and recognise unsafe situations online. Primary aged presentations focus on topics such as privacy, inappropriate contact and help seeking behaviours. The topics discussed in the presentations are linked to the relevant year level within the current Australian Curriculum. If you would like to view more information on these topics, please visit our website here.

The aim of the ThinkUKnow program is to reduce the incidence of online child sexual exploitation through education, and to encourage help seeking behaviours so no victim feels they are alone.

Your child may have questions following this information session. The ThinkUKnow website has information and advice for parents and carers, including resources to learn more about how to help children in your care. 

If you have any questions related to the program or require more information, please email the ThinkUKnow team at online-child-safety@afp.gov.au