Wellbeing

Week 5 – Confidence/Success

Confidence is believing if you try to do something, you can do it.  Not being afraid to make mistakes when learning something new and believing that you will be successful if you try hard.  

Success is doing the best you can. It may be not being the winner but doing your best.  

Confidence helps us feel ready for life’s experiences. When we’re confident, we’re more likely to move forward with opportunities.  And if things don’t work out at first, confidence helps us try again.  

Warrnambool Primary School Council Wellbeing Subcommittee 2023

Wellbeing Teacher - Tonya Ferguson

Days of work Monday to Thursday 

The state government’s roll out of the school mental health menu funds have allowed us to employ a ‘wellbeing teacher’ in 2023 who will:

• Promote Positive Mental Health within the entire school community.
• Support the implementation of mental health and wellbeing, through face to face teaching of students in the classroom.  
• Enable schools to provide early intervention to support students who may be at risk or disengagement or mental health concerns, through individual or group work, guided by the need of the students. 
• Provide targeted and more individualised support for students who need it, through programs offered in school and referrals to services and supports available in our community. 
• Provide support to classroom teachers and school leadership in the development and management of required Individual Support Plans that promote both staff and student wellbeing. 

Student Wellbeing and Counsellor- Jess White

Days of work Monday, Tuesday and Friday

Is a qualified social worker whose role at Warrnambool Primary School is varied, with an overall my aim to ensure every student’s wellbeing is supported and advocated for. 

To do this Jess will; 

• Enhance the capacity to develop positive and engaging school culture and to support students who are at risk of disengagement and not achieve their educational potential. 
• Conduct one-on-one counselling for students for a variety of reasons, individual to student needs. These sessions promote positive mental health and wellbeing.
•  When required complete or support families with referrals to services including mental health services, CAMHS, DFFL, orange door, psychologists, family violence services and more. 
• To focus on priorities, particularly in tackling bullying and supporting students with mental health or welfare issues.
• To support a case management approach to student interventions, including participating in student support groups and conduct follow ups.
• To work in partnership with school and community-based and students support services and networks to develop programs that promote health and wellbeing.

Other representatives for the Wellbeing Sub-Committee 2023 

Foundation- Julie Giblin

Grade 1/2- Edwina Medro

Grade 3/4 - TBC

Grade 5/6 - Lidia Allen 

Koorie Engagement Officer- Gina Mills 

First Aid- Gaye Welsh

The Wellbeing Committee hold monthly meetings and strive to support Warrnambool Primary School to be somewhere that every staff, student and community member can flourish, through inclusive education. 

We can be contacted via the school office on (03) 5561 5955, if you would like to speak with a member of the Wellbeing Sub-Committee.

Every Day Counts 

Going to school every day is the single most important part of your child’s education. Students learn new things at school every day – missing school puts them behind. Below is some information and tips on how to help your child.