Student Wellbeing
Pauline Cutajar, Deputy Principal - Student Wellbeing and Development
Student Leadership
The 2023/2024 Student Leadership process has commenced for the Class of 2024!
Last week all Year 11 students were addressed about the Leadership application process and timeframe as part of the Wellbeing Program. Students interested in applying for a position have or will attend an afterschool Leadership session in preparation for the submission of applications, interviews, and the presentation of speeches. Please see below further details about the Leadership process.
| Leadership Preparation Session | Tuesday 25 July
or Thursday 03 August | 3.30 – 5pm |
Written Applications due | Wednesday 09 August | 9am Emailed to pcutajar@shelford.vic.edu.au |
Panel Interviews | Mid-August dates tbc | All roles |
| Presentation of Speeches at school Assembly | Thursday 24 August | Prefect Roles only Co-Captains House Captains Student Voice Captain Diversity & Inclusion Captain |
| Leadership Handover Assembly | Thursday 07 September |
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Student Safety
The safety and wellbeing of our students is paramount. We ask that all parents please do the following when collecting students at the end of the day:
- When possible, please park further away from Shelford and walk up to Hood Crescent for student collection
- Where appropriate, please encourage students to walk/bike/scooter/take public transport to school
- If your daughter is in Junior School, please collect her from the JS gate (Gate 3) not from across the road
- If your daughter is in Senior School, please do not double park in Hood Crescent. Following pick-up, please continue driving slowly (less than 40km) with an awareness of the Junior School gate, to ensure the safety of Junior School parents and students crossing Hood Crescent
- Please do not park in the staff car park, Church grounds or the Doctor’s surgery car park.
Thank you in advance for your support of these measures which will help to ensure the safety of our students and their families at the end of each school day.
Resources
Article: How to talk to kids about the cost-of-living crunch
In this article Rachel Sharman, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast gives some helpful tips on speaking with both younger children and teens about discussing financial realities.
Free Resources: 2023 Webinars for Parents/Carers from the eSafety Commissioner
The eSafety Commissioner is offering a series of webinars throughout Term 3 that are suitable for the parents/carers of young people in junior and senior school. Each live event runs for between 30 – 45 minutes.
Free Resources: Triple P -Positive Parenting Programs
The Triple P – Online Parenting Program, is a free online resource for parents and carers of children in Australia and is supported by funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care under the Parenting Education and Support Program. There are a range of programs for parents and carers of younger children aged under 12 as well as a program for the parents and carers of teens. Each program is made up of several modules that can be taken at your own pace.
Pauline Cutajar
Deputy Principal – Student Wellbeing and Development