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Online safety: Using the 4Cs framework to identify risk
Online safety: Using the 4Cs framework to identify risk

Conversations about children’s online safety are fixated on the most visible harms. The Alannah & Madeline Foundation uses the 4cs framework (Content, Contact, Conduct and Compulsion) to explain why this approach will never achieve lasting results.  

Research news: Supporting student attendance across schooling
Research news: Supporting student attendance across schooling

Transitioning to formal schooling, and from primary to secondary school, is a big change for students. New research shines a light on the impact of student absenteeism during these transition years, and recommends primary and secondary schools work together to support attendance. We’re joined by the study’s lead author to find out more.

The Mirrung school wellbeing hub – meeting complex community needs to improve student outcomes
The Mirrung school wellbeing hub – meeting complex community needs to improve student outcomes

For some students and families, barriers related to health, wellbeing and social services can significantly hinder their access to learning. Creating a school hub is one solution. In today’s article we find out more about the Mirrung Program at Ashcroft Public School – a bespoke model that’s meeting community needs and having positive impacts for everyone involved.

Support your school community with ReachOut Australia
Support your school community with ReachOut Australia

For more than 20 years, ReachOut Australia has been helping young people access support as they experience mental health challenges. Free, anonymous and confidential, ReachOut is a safe place where young people can express themselves, get a deeper understanding of what's happening in their lives, connect with judgment-free support, and build resilience to manage their challenges now and in the future.

From staffroom to classroom: Building a Body Bright school environment
From staffroom to classroom: Building a Body Bright school environment

Childhood is a foundational period for the development of body image. The Butterfly Body Bright program provides a framework to help primary schools take significant steps toward achieving both staff and student self-compassion and body appreciation. 

Behaviour Management Episode 14: Setting up for healthy play behaviours at school
Behaviour Management Episode 14: Setting up for healthy play behaviours at school

In this episode of Behaviour Management, Teacher’s Dominique Russell is joined by Associate Professor Brendon Hyndman from Charles Sturt University to share 6 key areas of consideration for schools to support student wellbeing by setting up for healthy play behaviours at school. 

The power of arts learning: Supporting wellbeing for students and teachers
The power of arts learning: Supporting wellbeing for students and teachers

The Song Room’s Social and Emotional Learning through the Arts program is a place-based, trauma-informed, and strengths-based program that uses the arts to explicitly teach social and emotional skills. At Wantirna Primary School in Melbourne’s east, this arts-based social and emotional learning has become a key part of the school’s wellbeing strategy.

Inform targeted wellbeing support across the school
Inform targeted wellbeing support across the school

Research shows that higher wellbeing in young people is linked to strong connections with others and well-developed social-emotional skills. The Social-Emotional Wellbeing (SEW) survey is a valuable resource for schools aiming to understand and support the wellbeing of students. Find out more in this article.

Teacher resources: Addressing student wellbeing needs
Teacher resources: Addressing student wellbeing needs

Schools play a critical role in supporting student mental health and promoting wellbeing initiatives. The Australian Council for Educational Research has produced the Wellbeing Program Guide – a comprehensive catalogue of 233 wellbeing programs designed to help teachers and schools find suitable programs that are evidence-based, locally relevant, and practical for educators to implement.

Help students understand how they cope
Help students understand how they cope

Adolescence is a period of rapid development. To support students through various challenges during this time, educators need effective tools to help them understand how they’re coping – and how they can do so more effectively. Find out more about the Adolescent Coping Scale for Schools (ACS-S) in this article.