eSmart CYBERSAFETY
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Bellbridge is proudly an eSmart school!
Since we first registered with the program, we have introduced many new policies and activities to improve the way our school manages cybersafety, bullying and cyberbullying. We feel confident our students, staff and the wider school community are well supported to be smart, safe and responsible users of digital technology. We encourage everyone in the school community to continue to uphold and promote eSmart behaviours, at school and at home. If you are aware of any incidents of bullying, cyberbullying or risky online behaviour, please contact the school office and ask to speak to the relevant member of the leadership team. Download these brochures for further information:
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An eSmart school is a school where the smart, safe and responsible use of information and communications technology is a cultural norm. Students, teachers and the wider school community are equipped to embrace the best these technologies can offer, while being savvy about the pitfalls.
The eSmart schools framework is organised into six domains
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FURTHER RESOURCES
As part of being an eSmart school, we educate students in areas of internet safety such as privacy and social media. Our school actively discourages the use of social media where the terms of service specify a minimum age older than primary school levels. This means that our students should not be using social media such as Facebook (13 years and over), Instagram (13 and over), kik (17 and over), because in order to do so, students would have to be dishonest about their age.
Click the links for further parent information about online safety:
Click the links for further parent information about online safety:
PARENTS' GUIDE TO ONLINE SAFETY
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CYBER ISSUES - PARENT INFORMATION
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ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGY
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cyber(smart:) KIDS
General recommendations for all primary students with phone/internet access:
- Children’s bedrooms should be safe spaces that are free from any ‘outside connections’ – including mobile phones, mobile devices with internet, or computers with internet capabilities.
- Computers with internet access should be used in a common area where the screen is easily viewable to parents/guardians for general monitoring.
*Note that at school, our students are accessing the internet under staff supervision - using the DEECD's preferred internet service provider, where strong levels of filtering are in place. Parents are asked to ensure that adequate supervision is provided at home, where the same level of internet filtering is unlikely to apply.
- Children’s bedrooms should be safe spaces that are free from any ‘outside connections’ – including mobile phones, mobile devices with internet, or computers with internet capabilities.
- Computers with internet access should be used in a common area where the screen is easily viewable to parents/guardians for general monitoring.
*Note that at school, our students are accessing the internet under staff supervision - using the DEECD's preferred internet service provider, where strong levels of filtering are in place. Parents are asked to ensure that adequate supervision is provided at home, where the same level of internet filtering is unlikely to apply.