Consent Forms and Templates

Posting and sharing information online about a person other than yourself online or in any other way requires consent. Consent must be fully informed, freely given, current and specific in how the information will be presented and to whom it will be presented. Schools will require signed authority for any work, images or information posted online. School should understand that while consent can be freely given, it can also be withdrawn at any time. The school would then be required to remove the content/resource immediately.

Consent forms - students

The following template has been designed for schools to use when requesting permission to publish, reproduce and communicate a student’s work or image.

To access the template, see: Student and parent/guardian consent for recording &/or publishing (Word - 57Kb) 

The following template has been provided by the Department to assist school communities to develop agreements with students as to what constitutes acceptable use of internet, Ultranet, netbooks and other online and digital technologies in their communities.

To access the template, see: Student Acceptable Use Agreement 

Consent forms – adults

The following template has been designed for schools to use when requestion permission from adult members of the school community who will be participating in an event that may be recorded (photograph, video, audio and/or other recordings) for promotional, marketing and or communication activities.

To access the template, see: Adult consent for recording &/or publishing (Word - 49Kb)

Acceptable use policy for all school staff

The Department’s Acceptable Use Policy outlines appropriate use of the Department's electronic communications. This policy applies to all Department employees (including school employees) who use the Department's information, communication and technology systems.

For more information see: Acceptable Use Policy for the Department's Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) Resources