Student Wellbeing
Year 11 Love Bites Program
All Year 11 students will be participating in the Love Bites Program on Monday 30th March as part of the Respectful Relationship Curriculum. Respectful Relationships curriculum has been created as a “primary prevention” initiative to reduce family and intimate partner violence.
The Love Bites program aims to provide a safe environment in which young people can discuss and learn about their rights and responsibilities in relationships and how to build healthy relationships.
The program covers some sensitive but essential content. Some of this relates to conduct with serious legal consequences if young people do not behave appropriately. This includes important information about the dangers and risks associated with sending intimate images and the importance of always having consent in any intimate relationship, whether that relationship occurs now or in the future.
These are important lessons for young people to understand to protect themselves and their peers. They will be advised how they can seek additional support if they need it. Young people will also be encouraged to support their friends by utilising healthy and proactive strategies whilst still keeping themselves safe.
Year 11 students doing an accelerated subject, have the option to attend their year 12 class.
The Wellbeing team will also be available to support the young people post program.
Be Well Stay Well Day - Thursday 2nd April
Be Well Stay Well Day is back for another year at the Junior Campus! We’ve got an exciting line up of workshops and activities, aimed at supporting students with positive mental health, exercise and personal development skills.
The event will take place on Thursday 2nd April. Please note this is the last day of term and students will be dismissed at 1:30pm.
Students are to wear their Sports Uniform on the day. They are required to bring their pencil cases to all sessions except sporting activities.
Students from both Junior Campus and iCAN Campus will participate in four sessions across the day:
Y7 – Trivia, Thinking Traps workshop, Online Safety, Be Active/Be Creative session
Y8 –Dealing with Conflict workshop, Verbal Combat performance, Be Active/Be Creative (2 sessions)
Y9 – Mental Movies workshop, Verbal Combat performance, Be Active/Be Creative (2 sessions)
Verbal Combat performance- An educational theatre performance that provides students with strategies for resilience, bullying prevention and help-seeking. This program will be delivered by an external company - Brainstorm Productions and classroom teachers will be assigned to supervise.
Thinking Traps workshop - This session helps students spot unhelpful thoughts before they spiral and teaches techniques for realistic, flexible thinking. This program will be delivered by an external company - Toolbox Education and classroom teachers will be assigned to supervise.
Dealing with Conflict workshop - This session helps students unpack the unhelpful thoughts that drives conflict and teaches them how to navigate conflict assertively. This program will be delivered by an external company - Toolbox Education and classroom teachers will be assigned to supervise.
Mental Movies workshop - This session helps students spot when their mind has taken over and teaches them how to come back to the present.. This program will be delivered by an external company - Toolbox Education and classroom teachers will be assigned to supervise.
Trivia - Students will participate in six rounds of trivia - nature, geography, pop culture, technology, sport, and food and drink. Prizes will be provided for each pair that wins the round and then the pair that wins overall.
Online Safey - This session will cover the following topics: respect, handling disagreements, setting boundaries, understanding consent, feeling safe from harm and online safety.
Be Active/Be Creative - Students will participate in an activity of their choice. Based on popular demand, year 8's and 9's will be participating in two Be Active sessions this year. Students were given the opportunity to vote for their preferred activity during a recent Homegroup session. Any students who were absent were placed into an activity.
During lunchtime, the Wellbeing Team will be facilitating staff vs student games and juices/smoothies in C-Block Courtyard. We look forward to a fantastic day to celebrate the end of a very busy term!
Year 7 Backflips Incursion
On Tuesday 10th February, all Year 7 students attended the Action Education Backflips program in the Gym during period 2.
A Trusted E-Safety Provider with the Australian Government, Action Education used 'Backflips, Parkour and Acrobatics' to deliver a powerful anti-bullying message to our students, by demonstrating the different ways you can shut down forms of harassment that occur using technology.
The Backflips program complemented other sessions taught to students across the College during the week relating to Safer Internet Day, including tips for staying safe online and how to deal with cyberbullying.
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Foodbank
At VUSC we promote healthy eating and drinking. We would like to remind students to please remember to pack a healthy lunch and snack and bring their water bottle to school every day. In the event students have forgotten their lunch/snack, they can come to the Student Wellbeing Room, at the Junior Campus in C-Block courtyard and at the Senior Campus building D before school only to grab some healthy food options.
Breakfast Club is available:
- Junior Campus Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:15—8:55am in Room A4
- Senior Campus Wednesdays and Fridays 8:15am—8:45am in the Building B kitchen.
Doctors in Schools
Victoria University Secondary College is fortunate to be part of the Department of Education’s Doctors in Secondary Schools Program.
As part of this program, we have a Doctor and Nurse from IPC Health in Deer Park available to see VUSC students for FREE appointments at school every Monday at the Senior Campus, in the portable behind Building E.
Parents of Junior Campus students may also make appointments with the Doctor on Mondays, however they must transport their child to the Senior Campus.
What does Doctors in Schools mean for our students?
It makes primary health care more accessible
It provides support to students through early identification of health problems
No cost – this is a free service.
What can the Doctor assist our students with?
The same services at school as those provided by GP’s in the community
Physical Health
Mental Health
Health advice and support
Appointments can be made in advance via a Teacher or the Wellbeing team. They will book the appointment and advise the student of the date and time via Teams chat. Students are also welcome to self-refer using the QR code in their planner.
If you have any questions regarding the Doctors in Secondary Schools program, please contact the Senior Campus on 8312 0200.
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RRRR Program & Support Services
VUSC is implementing the Rights, Resilience and Respectful Relationships program, which is a primary prevention initiative to reduce family violence through promoting and modelling respect, positive attitudes and behaviours. If you are experience family violence, or would like information or support, please visit the site below or call 1800RESPECT.
https://www.vic.gov.au/family-violence-statewide-support-services
The school community is welcome to access these services for support:
The Orange Door | orangedoor.vic.gov.au
headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation
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