Mobile Phones – Student Use

Resources

Templates

• School mobile phone policy template (staff login required) is a downloadable policy template for Victorian government schools to adapt to suit their local circumstances
• Sample wording for school newsletters (DOCX) (staff login required) seeking support of families, staff and students in continuing to support the implementation of this policy
• Sample wording on policy scope for new students/families (DOCX) (staff login required)
• Frequently asked questions for families (DOCX) (staff login required) – schools can modify this document to suit their local circumstances
• Frequently asked questions for students (DOCX) (staff login required) – schools can modify this document to suit their local circumstances
• Mobile phone policy review survey questions (DOCX) (staff login required) – schools can use these questions to help collect data to support the review of their local policy

Research

• A research summary for use with students and families (DOCX) (staff login required)
• A more comprehensive research digest that explores the impact of phone use on students (DOCX) (staff login required)
• Mobile Phones in Schools case studies (PDF) (staff login required) – case studies from schools from across Victoria

Information for parents

A parent support page on Mobile phones in schools is available on the department’s website. This page provides links to resources for families to help them balance their child/children’s time on and offline.