End of Term 1 - 2024

Student Services

Student Services News

Student Services would like to congratulate our fantastic students who have shown resilience and dedication to their education in these unprecedented times. On returning to school there have been mixed reports about the online COVID experience. Some students reported enjoying working from home reporting the following benefits:

  • Flexibility, could sleep in.
  • Could fit to own schedule, breaks, start and stop whenever
  • Find out on your own about problems – research
  • Work in a relaxed environment
  • More freedom with my work
  • Learning in our own time
  • Found hobbies
  • No uniform
  • Didn’t have to travel to school.
  • Had my dog with me.
  • More comfortable at home.

Not all our students enjoyed the time at home reporting the following difficulties:

  • Time management
  • Technology problems caused stress.
  • Time. Hard to fit everything in.
  • Staying motivated to do the work
  • Overload of work.
  • Headaches from screen time
  • Parents went to work and I was on my own all day.
  • Food- ate heaps

Our Student Services team are currently supporting many of our students as they return from our flexible learning period. We strive to ensure every student has access to the support they need. Our priority now is to ensure targeted support is offered for all Stage 6 students. Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon in the library, Student Services staff are available to assist with assessment tasks, N Awards or general classwork. There is no need for any student to book in for this support, they just need to turn up.

NCCD Processes and Plans

Student Services has also been busy this term organising our NCCD processes and plans.

What is the NCCD? 

The Nationally Consistent Collection of Data on School Students with Disability (NCCD) takes place every year. The NCCD is a collection that counts: 

  • the number of school students receiving an adjustment or ‘help’ due to disability
  • the level of adjustment they are receiving to access education on the same basis as other students.

Students are counted in the NCCD if they receive ongoing adjustments at school due to disability. This ‘help’ allows them to access education on the same basis as a child without disability. The NCCD uses the definition of disability in the Disability Discrimination Act 1992. Schools provide this information to education authorities.

 

The NCCD:

  • ensures that the information collected is transparent, consistent and reliable
  • provides better information that improves understanding of students with disability
  • allows parents, guardians, carers, teachers, principals, education authorities and government to better support students with disability.

All parents and caregivers of Henry Kendall High School students included in the 2020 National Data Collection received a copy of their learning plan this term. 

Top Blokes

Top Blokes is a preventative evidence-based social education program providing a positive platform for young men to develop personal qualities including integrity, character and respect for others while becoming positive role models to their peers. We are excited to announce that the program will be offered to Year 7, 9 and 10 boys over the next semester as external agencies are now permitted back on site after COVID-19 restrictions. 

 

Thank-you to Top Blokes Foundation for the ongoing wellbeing support of our students.

Free Toast Friday

To celebrate our return to school after our flexible learning period, Student Services have provided free Vegemite toast every Friday morning this term. 

This has been very popular with students from all year groups and is a lovely way to end the week. For some students this has been their first taste of the famous Aussie staple.

 

 

 

 

Webinar Meeting Registration 

Central Coast Council: INSIGHT 

Time    Jul 15, 2020 12:00 PM in Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney

 

Description 

Understanding mental health is a minefield for many of us, but that’s where we can help.Our presentation, developed by experts, has been designed to help young people be able to:

  • Identify depression from normal mood swings
  • Understand types of mental health concerns
  • Recognise symptoms of depression and anxiety
  • Know when professional help is needed
  • Understand treatment options
  • Feel free and confident to talk about mental health
  • Spot and monitor warning signs in themselves and others

Our free 30 minute session is presented by community members with a lived experience of mental illness. The presenters speak from the heart, sharing their personal story as well as our expert knowledge.

  • This presentation is held completely online.
  • We will provide a link to the webinar upon registration, 24 hours and 1 hour before the start time.
  • This webinar requires a computer and stable internet connection.

Registration

To register click on the link provided

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMuceuvqzkvGtNkn7lBzyeU96hVkB1ilGE_

 

 

Mrs Tracy Smith

Head Teacher Student Services