Student Inclusion and Wellbeing

🎧 CJC Wellbeing Podcast & Reading Series 

As part of our ongoing work through the Mental Health in Primary Schools (MHiPS) initiative, we’re continuing our fortnightly CJC Wellbeing Podcast & Reading Series — sharing practical, evidence-informed resources aligned to the needs identified in our Parent Wellbeing Survey.

🎧 This fortnight’s recommendation: Pop Culture Parenting – Episode 25

This engaging episode explores how everyday moments — including movies, TV shows, and shared experiences — can be powerful tools for supporting children’s emotional development.

It highlights practical ways to use these moments to spark meaningful conversations, build emotional vocabulary, and help children understand and manage their feelings. There are some fantastic takeaways around strengthening connection, supporting emotional regulation, and helping children make sense of the world around them — all key themes that continue to come through strongly in our parent data.

👉 We encourage you to have a listen when you have a spare moment:

Thanks again for your ongoing partnership — we’re all working together to support the wellbeing of our students.

Behind the Behaviour: A Practical Parent Workshop (Prep–2)

As part of our ongoing commitment to support families, we are inviting parents of Prep to Grade 2 students to join us for a workshop with paediatric Occupational Therapist Ligal Aldabah on Friday, 29 May at 9:15 am in the SLC. This session will explore what lies behind children’s behaviour and how emotional intelligence develops over time, with practical strategies to support children in everyday situations at home and at school. 

About the presenter:

Ligal is a paediatric Occupational Therapist from Caulfield Community Health Service, with extensive experience working across school readiness programs, community health, kindergartens and school settings. 

Her work focuses on supporting children’s participation, learning and emotional development. Ligal works closely with families, educators and other professionals to share practical, evidence-based strategies that help children thrive.

For our parents who have younger children at home, you are most welcome to bring them along!

To sign up for this event, please confirm your attendance via the Google Form below:

https://forms.gle/7L3NdcggrAxnAiJA6

The Inclusion and Wellbeing Team