Advice to NSW public school communities on managing student use of digital devices and online services, including restricting access.

2. Audience and applicability - All NSW public schools and students.

3. Context

1. The department provides guidelines, procedures and safe and secure technology-related resources, equipment and infrastructure to help protect students from harm and create environments where students can benefit from using technology.

2. Digital devices and online services are an important part of everyday life, shaping the way children and young people learn, communicate, work and play. Learning environments, at school and at home, should support students to develop technological, social and emotional competencies. This support should maximise the benefits and minimise the risks of digital environments, and prepare students for life beyond school.

3. Student use of digital devices and online services in schools is intended to enhance learning, wellbeing and educational attainment. Digital devices and online services can help students develop the skills needed for digital literacy, creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, interpersonal relationships and collaboration.

4. Digital devices and online services may form part of the reasonable adjustments provided to a student to enable them to participate in school on the same basis as their peers.

5. Digital devices and online services may cause harm if used inappropriately, such as to bully or intimidate others or gain access to and share inappropriate content.

6. The department does what it reasonably can to provide safe and secure access to school resources, equipment and infrastructure, including internet connectivity, for students at school.

7. This policy should be read in conjunction with other relevant departmental policies, procedures and guidelines.

4. Responsibilities and delegations

1. Students' safe, responsible and respectful use of digital devices and online services is the shared responsibility of students, parents, carers and school staff.

2. Students: use digital devices and online services in safe, responsible and respectful ways, as described in their school procedures and the Behaviour Code for Students, and support their peers to do the same.

3. Parents and carers:

recognise the role they play in educating their children and modelling the behaviours that underpin the safe, responsible and respectful use of digital devices and online services
support implementation of the school procedure, including its approach to resolving issues
take responsibility for their child's use of digital devices and online services at home
communicate with school staff and the school community respectfully and collaboratively, as outlined in the 2018 School Community Charter.

To view the complete policy online:

Visit https://policies.education.nsw.gov.au/policy-library
Select Technology, devices and the internet
Select Student use of digital devices and online services

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