Tertiary staff
The resources in this toolkit are designed to be used by staff.
All staff and students have a right to safe interactions and experiences online. Staff need to be particularly aware of online safety risks and responsibilities especially when they have a high level of interaction with students.
Resources
These resources are focused on giving staff the core tools needed to identify, prevent and respond to online abuse of their students. They also provide advice on how staff can protect themselves online.
The resources are specific to this audience, providing guidance for interacting safely on digital platforms and supporting students affected by online abuse.
Downloads
The big issues
Help managing key online safety issues.
More resources
'Technology-facilitated coercive control' or 'tech-based abuse' involves the use of digital technologies as part of coercive control. Tech-based coercive control is not just a single act, but a pattern of behaviour used against a person.
It’s a serious form of abuse that's not widely understood.
Learn some of the warning signs that someone might be using technology to control you: watch our video 'Love is'.
You can also recommend for students that they explore videos dealing with dating and relationships, navigating difficult situations, online safety and connecting with respect.
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[A series of definitions in the style of a dictionary entry appear] |
love: - to feel deep affection for someone - supporting your ambition to win the local karaoke cup |
love isn't: - to use tech to coerce or control someone - constantly messaging you [text messages appear] - Where are you? - What are you doing? - Who are you with? |
love: - to feel deep affection for someone - giving you space to vent about your boss... again |
love isn't: - to use tech to coerce or control someone - forcing you to share your location data, so they can track where you are |
love: - to feel deep affection for someone - thinking your snort-laugh is the best sound ever |
love isn't: - to use tech to coerce or control someone - telling you what selfies you can and can't post on social media [text messages appear] - I told you not to post that - You look awful - Take it down - I said no |
love: - to feel deep affection for someone - celebrating your successes tiny, big and small |
love isn't: - to use tech to coerce or control someone - getting jealous and possessive when you add new friends online [text messages appear] - Why did you add them? - Who are they? - How do you know them? |
love: - to feel deep affection for someone - always having a shoulder to ugly-cry on |
love isn't: - to use tech to coerce or control someone - getting angry when you don't want to send them nudes [text messages appear] - But you owe me - Why not? - Don't you love me? |
Video: Love is... to feel deep affection for someone
Posters and digital signage
Last updated: 26/03/2025
