School Mode

No! Our designers and developers have focused completely on child safety and that includes leaving out features that can put children at risk.

• - NO Social Media
• - NO Apps
• - NO Internet

School Mode is a unique Spacetalk feature, designed for school use and any occasion when children are away from home. Parents and guardians use School Mode remotely to define the features that should be switched on or off on the device during set times such as classroom periods.

Parents use the Spacetalk App to select which watch functions to disable during school hours or set times. For instance, you can switch off/on incoming and outgoing calls, messaging, step counter, location and stopwatch.

Unlike smart phones, Spacetalk in School Mode behaves just like a wristwatch. In School Mode, parents have complete control, without distracting their child or disturbing classroom activities.

Teachers can see that Spacetalk is in School Mode simply by looking at the screen – they will see two pencils side by side on the watch face.

Spacetalk was designed for school use, especially for your child to wear to and from school.

Many schools have introduced bans on all smart devices due to the phone ban in schools, however Spacetalk has a School Mode which allows you to control the device remotely, transforming it into a simple wristwatch (which kids have been wearing to school for decades!). Only the parent controls Spacetalk School Mode to switch functions off during set times such as classroom periods.

As a parent, you have complete control – you can quickly enable any feature to get in touch with your child quickly and directly.

Each school has different guidelines and policies about what children can wear at school. If your school has a blanket ban on all smart devices, even when worn in School Mode, they usually provide a safe storage place during the school day. You might also provide your child’s school with a school information flyer to explain the device’s safety features which you can find in the resources below.

You can explain that School Mode disables features such as calling and messaging, completely removing distractions.

School Mode means your child can wear Spacetalk as a simple wristwatch the entire time they are at school.

Spacetalk and the Spacetalk app have been accredited by world leading cybersecurity experts* for best practice security.

All data is stored in Australia by an Australian company, never used for advertising or profiling and protected by Australian child safety legislation.

*A team led by Dr Matthew Sorell of the University of Adelaide.

Parents use the Spacetalk App to select which watch functions to disable during school hours or set times. For instance, you can switch off/on incoming and outgoing calls, messaging, step counter, location and stopwatch.

Unlike smart phones, Spacetalk in School Mode behaves just like a wristwatch. In School Mode, parents have complete control, without distracting their child or disturbing classroom activities.

Teachers can see that Spacetalk is in School Mode instantly by looking at the screen – you will see two pencils side by side on the watch face.

Spacetalk lets parents and children stay in contact wherever they are, especially while travelling to and from school and extra-curricular activities.

School Mode ensures Spacetalk won’t be a distraction in class and allows children to contact parents again once school is over.

Spacetalk is better than a mobile phone. The device lets children and parents stay in touch without the risks of a normal mobile phone.

With no internet, apps or social media, Spacetalk eliminates cyber bullying, unwanted contact and inappropriate content. Unlike a mobile phone, parents have complete control over the device and who can contact their child.

When referring to smart watches some schools have told parents:

If your child wears a smartwatch to school, you must provide a guarantee that it will be switched to ‘School Mode’ to disable all functions except the wristwatch during school hours.

Spacetalk watches have School Mode, allowing parents to disable certain features during class time, completely removing distractions.

Spacetalk eliminates the risk of cyber bullying by removing access to all apps and the Internet. Furthermore, children can only make and receive calls and messages from the parent-controlled contact list, meaning they can’t be harassed by strangers.

Spacetalk and the Spacetalk app have been accredited by world leading cybersecurity experts* for best practice security.

All data is stored in Australia by an Australian company, never used for advertising or profiling and protected by Australian child safety legislation.

*A team led by Dr Matthew Sorell of the University of Adelaide.

It’s what Spacetalk removes that makes it safe for Primary School use. Apple Watch and similar devices offer features such as apps and open access to the internet; the ability to call anyone and be called by anyone, with no parental control; and they have no School Mode or SOS emergency button. They also require the child to carry a separate phone, that also can’t be set to School Mode.