Wellbeing 

Child Safety Week Diocese of Sale

Theme: Every child, in every community, needs a fair go. To treat all of Australia’s children

fairly, we need to make sure every family and community has what kids need to thrive and be healthy.

Our College would like to get students thinking about the theme in relation to all aspects of safety at school, in their parish, and neighbourhood, and what is important for all families. Some of student work related to Safety Week will appear on our social media platforms next week.

Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College Child Safety Policy - Children’s Speak Student Safety

The following points are important for all students at Mary MacKillop Catholic Regional College:

• Everyone has the right to FEEL and BE SAFE.
• We all need to make sure that our school is SAFE, SUPPORTIVE, INCLUSIVE and EMPOWERING
• When a student is unsafe (physically or mentally) it is IMPORTANT to seek help from a trusted adult.
• ALL STAFF AND STUDENTS are responsible for Student Safety and Wellbeing.
• The Principal and Deputy Principal’s make sure that ALL STAFF understand their  responsibility to keep students SAFE.
• ALL STAFF work with families to give students the best education possible. 

Student Participation

ALL STUDENTS need to help each other and staff make the school a SAFE place for ALL.

Students are aware of how and who they can report too, if they feel UNSAFE.

Reporting and Responding

When a student FEELS UNSAFE or is WORRIED about another student or themselves, they can talk to ANY STAFF member. HELP is always available.

Students can TALK WITH:

• Margaret McKenna - College Principal
• John Ryan - Deputy Principal Catholic Identity and Wellbeing
• Bron Croatto - Senior School Director
• Cade Maskell - Senior School Wellbeing Coordinator
• Gerard Gordon - Middle School Director
• Richard Ogilvie - Middle School Wellbeing Coordinator
• Sarah Roscoe Smith - Assistant Middle School Wellbeing Coordinator
• Chris Spencer - Junior School Director
• Georgia Townley - Junior School Wellbeing Coordinator
• Claire Cassidy - Transition Coordinator
• Rhiannon Le Busque - College Counsellor
• Laura Muranty - Teacher and Year 8 Homeroom Teacher
• Stephen Ross-Bryant - Teacher and Year 10 Homeroom Teacher
• Jenny Damon - Compliance Officer

HELP is also available by phoning: 

000 - Triple Zero: Emergency Helpline (Police, Ambulance, Fire)

1800 55 1800: Kids Helpline

MMCRC WELLBEING TOOL- KIT

Students are advised to practice one, or a number of these proactive practices to support their different dimensions of health on a daily basis.

For extra support, a reminder that your Homeroom Teacher, Co-ordinators and the School Counsellor are available to support, so please reach out if general mindfulness and wellbeing practices are not helping!

Additional supports:  

• Kids Helpline www.kidshelp.com.au 1800 551 800                                 - Lifeline www.life.ine.org.au 13 11 14
• Headspace ​​ www.headspace.org.au 1800 650 890                                 - Reachout www.au.reachout.com 

Last week Executive Director, of NSW Catholic schools, Tony Farley, and Chief of Staff, Dr Jacqueline Frost, celebrated the interconnected nature of our schools. They recapped Monday night's Sydney Catholic Schools' live, online Student Wellbeing webinar, inviting those who missed it to :

 Watch it here: https://bit.ly/3kwywRM. #growwithus #letsconnect