Mental Health & Wellbeing Students/Parents/Carers Support 

CONNECTED PARENTING WORKSHOP

We are excited to announce an upcoming online information session designed for parents and carers, co-hosted by Glen Eira City Council’s Family, Youth and Children’s Services and The Resilience Project. The "Connected Parenting" information session will feature renowned educator and parenting expert, Lael Stone, who brings over 20 years of experience working with families.

Lael Stone is not only an author and speaker but also a mother and parenting counselor, making her insights especially valuable. The session aims to empower parents and carers with positive parenting techniques, helping to strengthen connections with children and young people.

This free 60-minute session is a fantastic opportunity to learn about fostering resilience and promoting wellbeing within families. It will be held online via Zoom on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

To register for this insightful event, please refer to the QR code on the attached poster. We encourage you to share this invitation with your school families and wider community networks.

BUILDING A NATIONAL PICTURE OF CHILD HEALTH

From May 2024, our school, along with thousands of others across the country, will participate in the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC). 

1. The AEDC is a teacher-completed census (similar to a questionnaire) which provides a comprehensive picture of how children have developed by the time they start their first year of full-time school.
2. The AEDC is an Australian Government Initiative and is completed nationally every three years. 
3. Children don’t miss any class time while the AEDC is completed, and parents/carers don’t need to supply schools with any new information. 

The data collected through the AEDC is used by schools, communities and governments to better understand children and families’ needs, and identify the services, resources and support they need.

AEDC data is reported at a school, community, state/territory and national level. AEDC results for individual children are not reported and the AEDC is not used as an individual diagnostic tool.

Some teachers have found that completing the AEDC made them more aware of the needs of individual children and their class, and that the data was useful for planning for transitions to Year 1 and developing programs.

Participation in the AEDC is voluntary, however the AEDC relies on all schools with children in their first year of full-time school participating in the collection. Parents/carers don’t need to take any action unless they choose not to include their children in the census.

To find out more about the AEDC and how it is being used to help children and families visit: www.aedc.gov.au.

If you have any questions, you can contact Marta Campbell.