Digital Citizenship Work

Did you know that in 2020 the Catholic diocese of Wollongong will be following a new social media policy? 

This policy offers guidance for staff, families and students in their use of social media. One of the main aims of the policy is to help ensure student safety when using digital technology. 

One of the expectations of the policy is that all K-12 schools within the Wollongong diocese teach digital citizenship to the students. This must take place annually so that students are consistently reminded of the expectations and best practice for internet use.

At St. John’s we will have a big focus on digital citizenship during our Term 1 learning. Teachers will also receive digital citizenship training at the beginning of each school year to ensure consistency across our diocese.

2020 Social Media Policy Parent Sessions

This policy has implications for staff, students and parents. Our school will be hosting an information session at alternate times for interested parents to understand the role of the policy and its implications on parent social media use.

The sessions will be facilitated by Rebecca Hill from the Catholic Education Office and will run at the following times in the tiered learning space.

Date: Tuesday 26^th November 2019

Times: 2:30pm or 6:30pm