Wellbeing

50 Year Golden Anniversary

We have commenced our planning for our 50th Year Golden Anniversary in 2026. 

St Albans Special School was officially opened on 16th March 1976. St Albans Special School was renamed Jackson School in 1989. Some ideas we have considered so far include: 

• Temporary rebranding and marketing
• Celebration Day
• Time Capsule
• Videos from previous staff and student alumni 
• Commemorative Movie
• Mural
• Tree Planting
• Anniversary Song
• Merchandise (balloons, pins, banners)
• Flag

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Positive Classroom Management Strategies (PCMS)

The PCMS consist of 8 evidence-informed instructional practices designed to create safer, purposeful learning environments. These practices support student learning and wellbeing through teaching positive behaviours.

The practices are based on the guiding principle that behaviour can be taught with explicit teaching and positive reinforcement and disciplinary measures alone do not teach students what to do.

The PCMS are founded on the following guiding principles:

• Appropriate and inappropriate behaviours are related to the environment in which they occur. Environments can encourage appropriate or inappropriate behaviours.
• Behaviour is functional. Individuals learn to use behaviours to get their needs met. Behaviour that works is likely to continue.
• Behaviour can be taught. It is possible to teach alternative replacement behaviours to meet students' needs more appropriately.