Pastoral Care and Wellbeing
St. Joseph’s SWPBS (School Wide Positive Behaviour Support) Framework
Respect, Commit, Be Grateful.
Wearing our uniform with pride!
A significant amount of time is currently being taken by staff following up with students choosing not to wear full school uniform. Please remember that white socks and full school uniform are required. If students continue to wear out of uniform items, they will be followed up, home will be contacted and they may be required to go home and change. Please continue to support us by ensuring students have pride in our school by wearing their uniform correctly and proudly.
Thank you!
The BRAVE program
Anxious feelings and worries are a normal part of life. Sometimes they can become unhelpful and it can feel as though we have no control over those worries. The school holidays could be a good opportunity to better understand and build strategies around some of these unhelpful worries and anxious thoughts.
The BRAVE program is an online program that provides young people with information and skills to help cope with worries and anxiety This program is funded by Beyond Blue and includes 10 sessions that a young person can work through in their own time, and at their own pace.
See the link below for a short video which outlines the program for 12-17 year olds:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD7NQI_uEzg
There is also a FREE 7 session program for parents who are supporting a young person with worries or anxiety.
https://brave4you.psy.uq.edu.au/teen-program
To complete the program for FREE, follow this link:
https://brave4you.psy.uq.edu.au/teen-program
SCHOOL TV
A reminder that you have access to School TV, which is a fantastic resource with a range of materials for parents to support their students. This can be accessed via PAM, St. Joseph’s Website, or the link: https://sje.vic.schooltv.me/
If you have any feedback regarding School TV; or anything you have specifically accessed through this, please direct this to Rach Chapman (College Leader ~ Pastoral Care and Wellbeing) rchapman@sje.vic.edu.au or the Safety email: safety@sje.vic.edu.au
Some articles/reports to check out on School TV:
Social Media and Digital Reputation:
https://sje.vic.schooltv.me/newsletter/social-media-and-digital-reputation
There is some fantastic advice and information around social media use and how we can discuss this with our students and support pro-social and positive behaviour online; including creating a positive digital footprint.