Wellbeing and Inclusion
News and information from our Wellbeing team, Jamie Roberts & Josh Beaton.
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Berry Street Education Model Training – Day 1 & 2
This week, Josh and I participated in day 1 and 2 of the 4 day training/professional learning on ‘Berry Street Education Model’ .
The Berry Street Education Model (BSEM) is based on classroom strategies informed by Berry Street's approaches to trauma-informed learning and the science of wellbeing. It has been designed by teachers and education leaders FOR whole school staff.
Over 60,000 Australian educators from more than 2000 schools have undertaken the BSEM program. In addition, AusVELs data at the primary school where BSEM was piloted, suggested that the program contributed to more than two years learning in one academic year.
BSEM is all about strategies and recognise the importance of strategies which are consistent across an entire school. These student-centred strategies provide teachers, leaders, and allied education professionals with the knowledge of how to foster student willingness and capacity for school achievement. Throughout the training, they provide a robust toolkit of strategies that:
- teachers can implement with students; and
- ensure a consistent approach to implementation, teacher feedback and support.
BSEM will help to prepare teachers to meet the needs of vulnerable students by:
- understanding the impacts of trauma on the child, the family, and the intergenerational systems that surround the child,
- considering the effects of vicarious trauma, and
- exercising a multidisciplinary approach to the role of the teacher in the trauma-informed classroom, and to their therapeutic relationship with the child.
- to gain an in depth understanding of the Berry Street Education Model, please join us for one of our four-day training courses.
We are looking forward to participating in days 3 and 4, sharing our new knowledge with staff and the community and introducing some new wellbeing practices in the near future.
Resilience Project Parent/Carer Hub
This hub gives parents and carers access to information about the GEM+EL principles and supporting activities for their wellbeing:
https://theresilienceproject.com.au/2023-parent-carer-hub-engage/
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