Climate and Culture at USPS
- SWPBL - School Wide Positive Behaviour for Learning
- MARRUNG - RAP
- Social Emotional Wellbeing
If you wish to hear more about our SWPBL Culture and Climate across our school, please contact:
Llewela Humphries
Assistant Principal - Wellbeing and Inclusion
m: 0428 959 358
llewela.humphries@education.vic.gov.au
If you wish to hear more about our MARRUNG - Aboriginal Educational Plan at Upwey South, please contact:
Amanda Oakley
Auslan, Tutor Learning, and Marrung Lead
amanda.oakley2@education.vic.gov.au
What you will discover on this page:
- Gold Accreditation 2026 - SWPBS
- MARRUNG - Reconciliation Action Plan - RAP
- USPS 2026 Wellbeing Curriculum focus
- Support Services for Families - Mental Health and Wellbeing Toolkit
- USPS School Counsellor - Vicky P
SWPBS - Gold Accreditation for 2025.
During Term One, 2026, Upwey South Primary School was awarded GOLD Accreditation through the SWPBS Platform for the second year running for the previous year. SWPBS Gold accreditation is a prestigious, high-level award for schools that have demonstrated sustained, high-fidelity implementation of School-Wide Positive Behaviour Support systems for two or more years. This is a fantastic achievement for all students and teachers at Upwey South Primary School - CONGRATULATIONS.
MARRUNG - Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP)
We are pleased to share that our school’s RAP is currently being developed by an enthusiastic Working Group made up of parents and teachers.
What is a RAP?
A Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) is a formal commitment to reconciliation. It documents how our school will strengthen relationships, respect and opportunities in the classroom and around the school with regards to acknowledgement of Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander past and present culture, knowledge and history.
When do we meet?
We are excited to be on this reconciliation journey and welcome any school community members who would like to take part in the Working Group. There are many ways that you can be involved and we generally meet every three to four weeks on a Friday afternoon at 2.40pm before school pick up.
Who do I contact if I would like further information?
Please email Amanda Oakley if you have any questions.
amanda.oakley2@education.vic.gov.au
Upwey South Primary School Wellbeing Program
Our SWPBL Professional Learning Team, has developed our 2026 Wellbeing Curriculum which supports the Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships (RRRR), Berry Street Educational Module and Let's TALK. Consolidating these three programs together has allowed our school to teach a consist Wellbeing program from Foundation to Year Six.
Below is a brief overview of each program, outlining their strengths and the links being made with each other.
Respectful Relationships
“Victoria’s Respectful Relationships initiative supports school leaders, educators and school communities to promote and model respect and equality – and to teach our children how to build healthy relationships, resilience and confidence.” DET
The Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships (RRRR) and the Building Respectful Relationships (BRR) learning materials are designed for primary and secondary school teachers to develop students’ social, emotional and positive relationship skills.
The RRRR learning materials include 8 Social and Emotional Learning topics across all levels of primary and secondary education:
- Emotional Literacy
- Personal Strengths
- Positive Coping
- Problem Solving
- Stress Management
- Help Seeking
- Gender and Identity
Positive Gender Relationships.
Parent links: https://www.schools.vic.gov.au/resilience-rights-and-respectful-relationships-and-building-respectful-relationships
If you have any questions about the RRRR program, please feel free to contact Lachlan Prasad, Llewela Humphries or Damien Kitch.
Berry Street
Equipping teachers with practical, evidence-informed tools. Berry Street Education Model (BSEM) offers a suite of professional development, consultation, and mentoring opportunities for school leaders and teachers.
Through evidence-informed strategies, educators gain the tools to meet diverse learning needs, enhancing student engagement, self-regulation, relationships, wellbeing, and academic achievement. Grounded in 25 years of trauma-informed practice, positive psychology, and the science of learning, the Berry Street Education Model helps schools build a consistent and predictable whole-school approach that supports all students.
Parent Link: https://www.berrystreet.org.au/learning-and-resources/berry-street-education-model
Let's TALK
The Let’s TALK Program is a preventative and early intervention strategy to support people feeling safe to talk about their ideas, concerns or distress. The Program is designed to help Families, Schools, Universities and Workplaces build a climate of psychological safety through the power of conversation.
Let's TALK aims to stop the escalation of worry and small concerns becoming bigger issues including mental illness and wellbeing. Imagine a world where everyone can feel safe to talk about their worries with their family, friends, teachers, colleagues and healthcare professionals. This is possible when we value and promote open conversations, and provide greater education on ways to lend a compassionate ear with care and no judgement.
Parent link: https://letstalkprogram.org/
SUPPORT SERVICES FOR FAMILIES
Parent and Carers - Mental Health and wellbeing toolkit
Day by Day Counselling is partnering with our school!
Throughout schools across Victoria, student counselling is a much needed (and under resourced) service. Many of our families are currently experiencing first-hand the difficulties associated with trying to gain access to support services for their children. Therefore, we must be grateful that we have been presented with the opportunity to enter a partnership with Day by Day counselling, as the resources do not exist for this partnership to occur across schools within our region.
Our allocated and fully qualified School Counsellor is Vicky Procyk.
Vicky's contact details are:
Vicky Procyk
Counsellor
Upwey South Primary School
w: 9757 0200
Please be aware of the information below:
Is there a cost involved to access the service, and does my child require a Mental Health Plan?
There is no cost involved for the family.
Your child does not require a Mental Health Plan to access the service. This is due to the fact that the counselling sessions are delivered by a fully qualified School Counsellor, as opposed to a medical practitioner.
There is also no limit on the number of sessions a child may access. Access to sessions, and duration (in weeks) will be determined between the Counsellor, the school, and the parent/carer.
How are sessions structured?
Our School Counsellor, Vicky, is in the school three days per week, with days dedicated to individual therapy sessions and to proactive group sessions as directed by the school. Student-needs are prioritised in partnership with the school and the parent/carer. Prior to any child commencing, a confidential discussion will take place between the Counsellor and the parent/carer.
Will each child who is referred be able to access the service?
Unfortunately, this is not achievable within the current mental health environment. Referrals will be prioritised on a needs basis from within our own school cohort.
If I wish for my child to access the service, what do I need to do?
Please download and return the attached consent form.