Well-being

Well-being at GGLPS

It is essential that all students in the school feel safe and know that they belong to a supportive and caring environment. Well-being in a broad sense to us incorporates behaviour management, programs to support students socially and emotionally and the development of strategies to act responsibly and aid learning. You are encouraged to discuss these ideas and strategies with your children to reinforce what is happening at school.

Question: How do we gather data on student wellbeing and mental health?

Answer: One way is through the Wellbeing and Engagement Collection.

Over the coming weeks, our Year 4-6 students will take part in the Wellbeing and Engagement Collection. This is a survey that asks many questions which include topics such as social and emotional wellbeing, school relationships and engagement as well as physical health and wellbeing. The data is then sent back to the school to analyse and help us understand where the biggest areas of need are for our students at this time. We are also able to track changes from year to year. As a staff, we look carefully at what areas we can work on and look at different strategies to support our students. Last week the Year 4-6 students were sent home an attached letter regarding the survey with information on what the survey was about. We certainly encourage all our students to participate, although it is not compulsory.

We certainly look forward to analysing the results when they come in so that we can work on the needs in our school community and the areas where we can grow.

Tim Kriewaldt

Deputy Principal