Photographing, Filming and Recording Students
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Consent Form
There are many occasions during the school year when staff photograph, film or record students participating in school activities or events. We do this for many reasons including to e.g. celebrate student participation and achievement, showcase learning programs, document a student’s learning journey/camps/excursions/sports events etc, communicate with our parents and school community in newsletters and on classroom blogs/apps.
Our Photographing, Filming and Recording Students Policy, describes how we will collect and use photographs, video and recordings (images) of students. The policy also explains when parent/carer consent is required and how it can be provided and withdrawn.
Please note there are uses of images that do not require consent. These include curriculum-based activities (i.e. class work), identity management, managing behavioural and safety incidents, to support a student’s health and wellbeing, and to provide individual feedback or communication to a student, their parents/carers and/or school staff. If you have any concerns about the use of photographs in our school, for example, due to safety or cultural reasons, please contact Reception at Highvale Secondary College Ph: 9803 5144 Email : highvale.sc@education.vic.gov.au
This Consent Form describes:
- situations where consent is required and seeks that consent
- how personal information will be handled in regard to privacy law
- ownership and reproduction of images
If you would like to withdraw or change your consent at any time, you must notify us contact Reception at Highvale Secondary College Ph : 9803 5144 Email : highvale.sc@education.vic.gov.au. If consent is withdrawn verbally, we will make a written record of this. Please note, it may not be possible for the school to amend past publications or to withdraw images that are already in the public domain. We will provide an annual reminder to parents about our Photographing, Filming and Recording Students Policy via the school newsletter/Compass. We will also notify parents when implementing software that may include photos of students, giving parents an opportunity to discuss any concerns or preferences.
This consent form applies to images of students that are collected and used by our school We ask that any parents/carers or other members of our school community photographing, filming or recording students at school events (e.g. concerts, sports events etc) do so in a respectful and safe manner and that images of students are not publicly posted (e.g. to a social media account) without the permission of the relevant parent/carer.
If you do not understand any aspect of this consent form, or you would like to talk about any concerns you have, please contact Highvale Secondary College.