St Thomas Aquinas Primary School - West Belconnen
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25 Lhotsky Street
Charnwood ACT 2615
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Email: office.staquinas@cg.catholic.edu.au
Phone: (02) 6258 4077
Fax: 02 6258 5834

E-Safety

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At St Thomas Aquinas we are continually teaching our students about digital and online safety to help them become knowledgeable digital citizens. Each week we will be posting online safety tips to help parents and families build your knowledge and open discussion with your children at home. 

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Tips that will help your children stay safe online

  1. Explore together — Explore games that your cildren are participating in. Children could ask you or a trusted adult to play new games or apps with you at first.

  2. Stay close by — when using a phone, tablet or computer, make sure you  are nearby so you can get help if you need it.

    Bonus tip — discourage device use alone in bedrooms.

  3. Ask before you download, install or buy anything — check first.

  4. Keep your personal information private —  Have open discussions surrounding giving out your address, which school you go to, phone number or passwords. Find out more.

  5. Check your privacy settings and talk about what to share — make online accounts private and talkabout the kinds of photos and information that is OK for you to share online.

    Find out more in The eSafety Guide.

  6. Cyberbullying — It's important that children know to talk to their parent or trusted adult if they receive a mean message, or a message that is mean about someone else. Their actions should be to try not to respond and don’t forward it.

    Telling an adult should be their first action. tips on what to do. 

  7. If you see something online you don’t like — Let your children know that you do want them to show you or a trusted adult immediately. Find out more.

  8. If someone you don’t know sends you a message or you receive a message that makes you feel uncomfortable or unsafe — Let your children know that you do want them to show you or a trusted adult straight away. Find out more.

  9. Only ‘friend’ or add people you know in real life — remember that not everyone online is who they say they are, so have discussion around not  accepting friend requests or followers you don’t know.

  10. Don’t meet up with online friends — It is best to keep ‘online friends’ online.