To maximise their value, it is recommended that the student User Agreement is further developed in conjunction with students and where possible families and whānau.
Any agreement around the responsible and safe use of online spaces and digital devices needs to be carefully unpacked with students. Even better, co-creating agreements with students with clear links to school values often leads to greater buy-in, visibility and clarity around what appropriate and safe use looks like.
The student User Agreement should not be used as a ‘set and forget’ safety tool. Schools are encouraged to promote and reinforce responsibilities and expectations through regular student and community communications.
User Agreement Templates: Designed to be to adapted and customised, and are available for lower primary, upper primary and secondary year groups.
DIY Guide: Supporting you to work with students to build their own agreements.
Student Home Digital Citizen Agreement: Supporting students and their whānau to understand online safety expectations while learning from home.
Digital Device Sign-Out Agreement: For schools in a position to loan out school-owned devices to support learning from home.
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Netsafe has developed guidelines to help schools ensure the safety of everyone when working online.
A template to support schools in outlining how staff safely use digital technologies and online spaces.
Netsafe has provided a one-page online safety policy that schools and kura are welcome to take and modify.