Media Consent Form
For photographing, filming and recording students
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 celebrating student participation and achievement, showcase learning programs, documenting a student’s learning journey/camps/excursions/sports events etc., communicate with our parents and school community in newsletters and on classroom share platforms/apps etc.
Our Photographing, Filming and Recording Students Policy, found on our school website, 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 The policy also explains when parent/carer consent is required and how it can be provided and withdrawn.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 us on (03) 9467 1511 or bundoora.sc@education.vic.gov.au.
This consent form describes:
situations where consent is required and seeks that consent
how personal information will be handled regarding privacy law
ownership and reproduction of images
If you would like to withdraw or change your consent at any time, you must notify us on (03) 9467 1511 or bundoora.sc@education.vic.gov.au.
If consent is withdrawn verbally, we will make a written record of this. 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. 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 parents/carers, students and invited guests not to photograph, film or record school performances, sporting events and other school activities.
If you do not understand any aspect of this consent form, or you would like to talk about any concerns you have, please contact notify us on (03) 9467 1511 or bundoora.sc@education.vic.gov.au.
Privacy
Photographs, video and recordings (images) in which your child is identifiable are considered ‘personal information’ under Victorian privacy law. This means that any images of your child taken by the school may be a collection of your child’s personal information.
The school is part of the Department of Education (the department). The department values the privacy of every person and must comply with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (Vic) when collecting and managing all personal information. For further information refer to the Schools’ Privacy Policy.
Ownership and reproduction
Copyright in the images will be wholly owned by the school. This means that the school may use the images in the ways described in this form without notifying, acknowledging or compensating you or your child.
Consent for use of images
Our school uses images in various ways. Please read the categories below, then indicate your opt-in consent by using the tick boxes at the bottom of this form.
Use of images within the physical school environment
Providing consent for the use of photographs, video and recordings of your child to be used by BSC within the school environment means:
for display in Compass or school classrooms (e.g. in displays of student work, on noticeboards to celebrate achievements)
staff communication and professional development, creating class instructions for students, and to support students with their CQEES portfolio evidence.
Use of images within the school community
Providing consent for the use of photographs, video and recordings of your child to be used by BSC within the school community means:
in the school’s online communication (Compass, Teams), school newsletter, and teaching and learning tools (e.g., emails, classroom lessons or apps that can only be accessed by students, parents/carers and school staff with passwords.)
in the school magazine or yearbook
Use of images beyond the school community/publicly
Providing consent for the use of photographs, video and recordings of your child to be used in publicly available ways means:
on the school’s website
on the school’s social media accounts
We will notify you individually if we are considering using images of your child for specific advertising or promotional purposes.
Your consent
I have read this form and consent to Bundoora Secondary College collecting photographs, video and recordings of my child during their time at the school, and to the use of these images or recordings in the ways outlined below.