Wellbeing

Student Suggestions and Student Voice 

Our Student Voice Team has introduced two new practices to better hear students' suggestions, problems, concerns, or challenges. These practices provide an additional avenue for students to share their thoughts, beyond just speaking with staff members or trusted adults in their lives.

A Google Form is available on the Student Portal where students can communicate anything they wish. For younger students, the SRC (Student Voice Team) has decided to act as a conduit, allowing these students to share their concerns or suggestions with the SRC members. The SRC can then either report these concerns or suggestions to me directly or fill out the Google Form on behalf of the younger students. To help younger students identify them, the older students have created a poster with their faces and names.

This initiative is a powerful way to ensure that every student knows they will always be heard and that there is always someone to talk to within the St Brendan’s Community.

Thank a First Responder

We're acknowledging and expressing gratitude to our school's first responders on Thank a First Responder Day, June 12th.

If you know a first responder in your family or within the St. Brendan community who deserves thanks, please email their name, profession, and a brief reason for our appreciation. The Student Voice Team will compile a video to share our gratitude with the community for their dedication to keeping us safe.

Send details to: thaddock@sbsomerville.catholic.edu.au.

St Brendan’s School TV

Because parenting doesn't come with instructions, SchoolTV is a well-being resource implemented at our school to help support you in the challenges of modern-day parenting relating to youth mental health and wellbeing. Parenting is a learning journey and SchoolTV supports families by providing credible information from trusted sources with practical strategies to help alleviate some of the challenges being faced by young people today.

Watch video interviews with leading wellbeing specialists and browse a library of resources. Each topic is accompanied by factsheets, podcasts, books, articles, apps and other videos.

This award-winning resource helps families build relationships, foster connections, enable understanding and break down barriers to navigate a pathway towards better mental health and wellbeing for young people. It will assist you in starting those conversations on topics that can sometimes be awkward or difficult to tackle.

Parents and caregivers are the greatest influence on a young person's life and SchoolTV focuses on empowering confident parenting.

Explore St Brendan’s SchoolTV today - https://sbsomerville.catholic.schooltv.me